Garcia v. Google en banc oral arguments

Hi copyright geeks, A few months ago, Judge Kozinski wrote an opinion giving an actor a copyright in her performance. This was in the Garcia v. Google case, in which Cindy Garcia sued for copyright infringement, after being tricked into a performance in the “Innocence of Muslims” film, which led to the Benghazi riots ……Continue Reading Garcia v. Google en banc oral arguments

2d Circuit arguments in Authors Guild v. Google

notes to UM5/copyright-l I attended the Authors Guild v. Google hearing in New York last week. The Second Circuit will issue an opinion, likely some time in the next 6 months would be my guess, and it’s also likely that this will be the dispositive final fair use decision in the Authors Guild v. Google…Continue Reading 2d Circuit arguments in Authors Guild v. Google

Authors Guild v. Google – notes from the hearing

I attended last week’s hearing in the 2d Circuit. Below, I post my detailed notes (taken long-hand!) from the oral argument itself. See this separate post for my thoughts about the hearing. * Authors Guild * Google * Authors Guild response Notes about the argument Panel: Cabranes (telepresence), Parker, Leval Attorneys: Smith arguing for Authors…Continue Reading Authors Guild v. Google – notes from the hearing

CCC commentary by Peter Hirtle

Well worth reading: A review by Peter Hirtle of the various claims by the Copyright Clearance Center that it is effectively a creature of Congress, or a nonprofit that serves all entities. The truth is that it was formed by publishers, to serve publisher interests. It was a need identified by Congress, but they had…Continue Reading CCC commentary by Peter Hirtle

Long Arm of the Law at the Charleston Conference

I’ll be presenting tomorrow (Nov. 7, 2014) at the “Long Arm of the Law” program at the Charleston Conference, with Bill Hannay, and Ann Okerson moderating. I get to do copyright …. http://2014charlestonconference.sched.org/event link Panel description: This is the 4th year of the Charleston Conference’s legal update session. We wondered if there would be enough…Continue Reading Long Arm of the Law at the Charleston Conference

Cambridge University Press v. Patton (11th Cir. Oct. 17, 2014) – initial thoughts

The GSU decision is out — here’s a link to the PDF. Don’t panic!  It’s a reversal on fair use, but if you read more deeply, it’s actually pretty good.  My notes (written for my library director and colleagues, on a first quick read, not yet edited) are below.  I am posting them anyway, in lieu…Continue Reading Cambridge University Press v. Patton (11th Cir. Oct. 17, 2014) – initial thoughts

Discussion on the Monkey Selfie: Copyright and Authorship

If a hundred monkeys type out shakespeare, is it copyrighted? What about if one monkey takes a selfie? Hi folks, Next week, Thursday, September 4, from 3 to 5pm, we’ll hold a discussion session in Room 1320 on the “monkey selfie” — is it copyrightable? should it be? why or why not? Photographers, animal rights…Continue Reading Discussion on the Monkey Selfie: Copyright and Authorship