Introductory Stuff

Laura’s not on a journal and isn’t doing OCI, and that’s why she’s still sane
Federal clerkship interviews are crazy pants

Two recent developments have raised questions about the amount of control an author has over his characters once they leave the womb of his or her creative imagination and enter the collective consciousness. There’s a …

In another victory for fair use, Judge Deborah Batts ruled today that the adaptation of the song “When You Wish Upon A Star” was protected by Section 107 of The Copyright Act, otherwise known as …

For those of you who haven’t been following the Kindle 2 copyright problems, essentially publishers (and authors?) have been complaining about the text to speech feature of the new Kindle.  Their claim is that including …

I finished my copyrights exam the other day after 22 hours and 7 minutes straight with no eating or sleeping.  We were limited to 6 pages so my preambular rant took some serious cuts, but …

Captain Copyright – A Canadian Creation.
So I’m thinking about whether it is legal and/or advisable to sell my old 1L outlines to the hoard of current 1Ls that would undoubtedly pay dollars for a customized …

Interesting article in Saturday’s Washington Post about how Pandora internet radio is facing heightened fees that might force them to shut down the site.  A good summary is provided here and quoted in part below.
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Sometimes it dawns on me that I am getting older.  Preferences change over time, you fall into patterns and life slows down a little.  So it’s late Friday night in a collegetown–I’m sipping a beer …