Intellectual Property Law

Joshua Hersh

Palestinian UNESCO Bid Sets Up Clash Between Hollywood And Israel Lobbies

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 01.02.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Pro-Israel interests on Capitol Hill may be about to run afoul of the nearly equally powerful lobbyists of Hollywood and Silicon Valley,...

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Denver Judge Sides With Blogger

Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Tsa Pat Down Photo, Intellectual Property, Video, Righthaven Lawsuits, Righthaven, Leland Wolf, Intellectual Property Law, u.s District Court Judge John Kane, MediaNews Group, Legal Loopholes, Copyright Troll, Righthaven Copyright Lawsuit, Denver News

On Tuesday U.S. District Court Judge John Kane followed a precedent set by a federal judge in Las Vegas, declaring that the copyright law firm Rightha...

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Cory Doctorow On Copyright

guardian.co.uk | Cory Doctorow | Posted 05.25.2011

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In my world, copyright's purpose is to encourage the widest participation in culture that we can manage -- that is, it should be a system that encoura...

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Glenn Beck Loses Claim Against Web Site Creator's Glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com

Posted 05.25.2011

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A web site mocking Glenn Beck's integrity has won a claim brought against it by the Fox News commentator accusing the site of violating trademark righ...

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For the Justice Department-RIAA Connection, the Fifth Time is Not The Charm

Gigi Sohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recording Industry, Department of Justice, Copyright, Riaa, Jenner & Block, Intellectual Property, Ip, Ip Law, Justice Department, Intellectual Property Law, Politics News
Gigi Sohn

While there are a number of lawyers and others in the White House and elsewhere with a more balanced view of copyright, having so many recording industry lawyers concentrated in the Justice Department is particularly troubling.

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