Intellectual Property

Copyright and Trademark

Copyrights and trademark are both types of intellectual property (IP). Copyright is a legal term describing rights given to creators for their literary and artistic works. A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment.

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Publishers Double Down

James Grimmelmann
Source: Inside Higher Ed
September 11, 2012

What Apple and Red Shoes Have in Common: Using Broad Design to Block Competition

Christopher Sprigman
Source: Wired
September 10, 2012

Why Johnny Can't Stream: How Video Copyright Went Insane

James Grimmelmann
Source: Ars technica
August 30, 2012

Analysis: Ruling Could Compromise U.S. Administrative Judges' Autonomy

John Duffy
Source: Chicago Tribune
August 16, 2012

Megaupload and the Twilight of Copyright

Paul Goldstein
Source: Fortune
July 11, 2012

Reforming Copyright Is Possible

Pamela Samuelson
Source: Chronicle of Higher Education
July 9, 2012

Nasty Elmo Is Gone, and the Other Ones Are Just Tickled

Paul Goldstein
Source: The New York Times
June 25, 2012

A Universal Digital Library Is Within Reach

Pamela Samuelson
Source: The Los Angeles Times
May 1, 2012

IP Lawyers Meet Tupac's Hologram

M. Ryan Calo
Source: Daily Business Review
April 25, 2012

Tupac’s Resurrection and Questions Over Raising the Dead

M. Ryan Calo
Source: Yahoo! News
April 19, 2012

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TAP Academics

R. Polk Wagner
University of Pennsylvania
Intellectual Property, Copyright and Trademark, Patents

David Teece
University of California, Berkeley
Intellectual Property, Competition Policy and Antitrust, Copyright and Trademark

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Pamela Samuelson Pushes Back on Stricter Copyright ISP Liability Rules

Berkeley law professor Pamela Samuelson’s recent article examines proposed reforms of the DMCA’s safe harbor rules that limit the liability of ISPs hosting user-generated content. Professor Samuelson urges Congress to “take a balanced approach” and “consider the interests of a wide range of stakeholders”.

TAP Staff Blogger

November 13, 2020

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Fact Sheets

Piracy and IP Enforcement

In the context of technology, “piracy” is a colloquial term for the illegal copying of copyrighted works. The related problem of counterfeiting is the illegal reproduction of patented or trademarked products.

Copyright for Literate Robots

Increasingly, written works are read or written by robots. Many copyright cases conclude that robots can “read” works without infringing copyright law. These cases were correct, but discourage online service providers (OSPs) from using humans to analyze online content.

By: James Grimmelmann