Government-Created Right to Compete in Broadband
9.11.07 •A William Patry post about copyright brings up the question of what parties mean when they talk about “government intervention” in the broadband market.
Google’s Use of Thumbnails of Perfect 10’s Copyrighted Images Are Fair Use
9.10.07 •In holding that Perfect 10 was unlikely to succeed in overcoming Google’s fair use defense, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the district court’s ruling that Google’s thumbnail versions of Perfect 10’s images constituted direct infringement and vacated the preliminary injunction.
Can You “Impersonate†an IP Address?
9.4.07 •According to one researcher, Comcast is borrowing a book from the Chinese government playbook, which leads to interesting questions.
Online Anonymity and the Appeal of Regulation
8.29.07 •Determining who you’re actually dealing with can be difficult on the Internet, as this example reveals. Is it any wonder some voters welcome increased regulation?
FORA.tv Hosting Tech LawForum Videos
8.27.07 •Tech LawForum Internet Policy and Patent Reform videos are now hosted by FORA.tv, a service that delivers content about important issues to visitors from all corners of the globe.
Comcast’s BitTorrent Throttling Gets A Muted Response
8.21.07 •AT&T has been getting lambasted for censoring a Pearl Jam concert, but the hue and cry over Comcast’s throttling of BitTorrent traffic hasn’t gotten nearly as much play in the mainstream media.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind:
The Secret World of Keyword Ads
8.21.07 • Jonathan Moskin is a partner in White & Case’s Intellectual Property practice in New York where he litigates trademark, copyright and patent cases, as well as contract disputes, trade secret, idea submission and right of publicity cases.
Doubtless only a lawyer could sensibly parse the statement that “commercial use is not the equivalent of ‘use in [...]
AT&T Blue Room Censorship: Mountain or Molehill?
8.14.07 •Net Neutrality advocates are jumping all over AT&T’s censoring of political speech in recent music webcasts.