by felleman | Dec 6, 2012 | Cases, Legal/Tech News, Technology
Since the establishment of the Federal Circuit three decades ago, the Supreme Court has tended to distance itself from the development of patent law. As the Federal Circuit holds exclusive jurisdictions over appeals arising from disputes involving patents, circuit...
by pkeros | Sep 27, 2012 | Commentary
Before I start, I’d like to state that I realize that this topic has been beaten to death, but I’d like this to be a continuing series of posts on intellectual property issues in the video game community, and this situation is fairly straightforward and serves as a...
by bfin | Apr 24, 2012 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations
Last month, copyright students at Michigan Law were able to engage in a Q&A after a presentation from Alfred Perry, the VP of Worldwide Content Protection at Paramount Pictures. The topic? SOPA, PIPA, and the legal issues that surround file-sharing websites, like...
by anickow | Mar 22, 2012 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology
Wrapping up six years of heated litigation, Sony offered an $8 million settlement this week in a class action lawsuit led by The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick, accusing Sony of underpaying the bands’ digital record royalties. Originally filed back in 2006,...
by Suman Tatpudy | Mar 20, 2012 | Commentary
The Bollywood film industry has been using ideas from foreign films since its inception. This “borrowing” has ranged from melodies for background scores to entire plot summaries and even translated dialogues. However, with the advent of technology and the increasing...