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Hate Crimes in Cyberspace
Some people use the Internet to harass and threaten others, revealing victims’ real names and addresses. These attacks result in serious harms such as loss of employment, assault, and suicide. Police and prosecutors are often unwilling to help.
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Danielle Citron |
2014 |
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The Origins of American Design Protection
Design patents protect the visual appearance of a product. Innovation in early American manufacturing lead to expanded design piracy. Lawmakers created the design patent system in 1842. The proposal was modelled on British copyright protection for design.
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Mark Janis, Jason Du Mont |
2013 |
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The Nature and Incidence of Software Piracy: Evidence from Windows
This study shows that most pirated copies of Windows 7 come from a few leaked product keys. Newly released software is more likely to be pirated. Respect for law and property within a region is associated with lower piracy rates.
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Susan Athey, Scott Stern |
2013 |
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Copyright Law, Ninth Edition
The authors have updated the Copyright Law casebook in this ninth edition with the most current developments.
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Marshall Leaffer, Michael W. Carroll, Tyler Ochoa, Peter Jaszi, Craig Joyce |
2013 |
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A Twenty-Year Retrospective on United States Trademark Law in Ten Cases
Over the last twenty years, trademark law has adjusted well to the challenges of the Internet and global commerce. Trademark law is seen as a property right that protects consumers and firm’s reputations.
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Marshall Leaffer |
2013 |
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Functionality in Design Protection Systems
The authors analyze functionality doctrine in the design patent context and offer suggestions for improving it.
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Mark Janis, Jason Du Mont |
2012 |
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How Does the Use of Trademarks by Third-Party Sellers Affect Online Search?
This paper examines the effects of trademark use in advertisements by third-party resellers.
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Lesley Chiou, Catherine Tucker |
2012 |
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The Creativity Effect
The authors present results showing a “creativity effect” in created work and a resulting need for changes in IP law.
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Christopher Sprigman, Christopher J. Buccafusco |
2011 |
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Creative License: The Law and Culture of Digital Sampling
Digital sampling is the art of combining excerpts from existing music recordings to make new music. Musicians must navigate a cumbersome licensing process to obtain permission to use samples. Classic hip-hop recordings made in the 1980s could no longer be made today.
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Peter DiCola, Kembrew McLeod |
2011 |
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Economic View of Legal Restrictions on Musical Borrowing and Appropriation, An
Argues that using an economic framework to analyze music sampling reveals that copyright law might distort creativity.
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Peter DiCola |
2011 |