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- Finding out who your friends are May 7, 2013The period for filing amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs in the appellate phase of the Georgia State University copyright and fair use case has closed, so it is a good time to take stock of who has weighed in on each side, and what their arguments look like. Even though this will be […]Kevin Smith, J.D.
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- Amazon Strikes Another Deal That Is Good for Amazon May 22, 2013While I'm waiting for the dust to settle and clarifications to be clarified I suggest you read John Scalzi's "Instant Thoughts" blog post on Amazon's new "Kindle Worlds". Scalzi points out what immediately occurred to me, which is that this is a very good deal for Amazon and probably not such a good deal for other participa […]
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- "But everyone else does it": the Corporate edition May 23, 2013Last week, fellow Kat Neil delighted us with a brilliant post on one of the biggest nightmares of IP lawyers, who are so often confronted with the wisdom of the crowd. “But everyone else does it” is not only the client’s dreaded response to an advice he dislikes. It works equally well (or bad) to explain corporate practices that raise doubts or concerns. A c […]
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- Bird Feeder: Patent or Copyright? May 22, 2013Dear Rich: I have a design for a bird feeder which hasn't been made by anyone else yet. I want to pitch the idea to a company but don't want them to steal my idea. Is a copyright on the design good enough to stop them, or should I apply for a patent? Copyright won't protect useful objects, so we don't think that would be the best choice ( […]The Dear Rich Staff