Copyright Absurdity: Reagan Biographer Gets Paraphrased, Demands $25 Million
This week in preposterous legal threats
Intellectual Property
Unanimous Decisions in First Amendment, IRS, and IP Cases: What They Mean
In 2014, the Court issued more unanimous decisions than it has in years.
From Guns to Pastries: How 3D Printing Will Change the Way We Make Practically Everything
Just wait until artists get their hands on this technology.
Useful New Product Threatens Older Company's Market Share; Judge Issues Sales Ban
The continuing saga of the Typo Keyboard Case.
When Copyright Smothers Free Expression
By creating a new right in actors' performances, this case may make any number of works unavailable at the behest of actors.
Is Bitcoin the Key to Digital Copyright?
The technology behind Bitcoin may allow for controlled sharing and transfer of digital assets.
How Writers Coped Without Copyright
Intellectual property and piracy managed to co-exist in 19th-century America.
Intellectual Property Fosters Corporate Concentration
Patents and copyrights are government monopoly grants with nothing in common with the notion of property at the heart of libertarianism.
What Do Ayn Rand, Dr. Seuss, and Buddy Holly Have in Common?
Locked out of the public domain.
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Public Domain
Some mostly-good news on the copyright front.
How Writers Coped Without Copyright
What would happen if copyright didn't protect against piracy? The answer can be found in history.
French Court Orders Browsers to Block Searches to Some Streaming Sites
Another effort to try to block online piracy
Samsung Accuses Apple of Playing Race Card in Intellectual Property Trial
Apple lawyer lamented end of US-made televisions in closing arguments
MPAA Pushing More Anti-Piracy Measures at Theaters
"Zero Tolerance" policies have done wonders for schools, right?
Court Seizes Computer of Developer Who Says He 'Likes Hacking'
Involved in an intellectual property dispute with former lawyer
Movie, Music Industries Develop Anti-Sharing Curriculum for Schools
One-sided intellectual property education for children
Entertainment Industries Say Search Engines Are Not Doing Enough To Stop Piracy
Lobbyists are back on Capitol Hill
German Newspapers Let Google News Use Their Content, For Now
Like they really don't want to be linked by Google
France Drops Scheme To Block Internet Access for Downloading Copyrighted Files
Will try something less stupid and draconian instead
Spain Sentences Web Administrator to Year and a Half in Jail Over Links to Pirated Content
Crime against intellectual property, judges say
Federal Government Seized 1,700 Internet Domains Over Intellectual Property
Plenty of due process, we're sure
