21
Dec
2018
INS v. AP at 100 – feat. the oral argument
On December 23, 1918, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in International News Service v. Associated Press, reported at 248 U.S.... Read More
31
Oct
2018
Thomasville v. Kaminstein – Copyright in Furniture
Recently, Brian Frye posted a picture to Instagram of a piece of furniture with a 1959 copyright notice. I found this interesting... Read More
24
Oct
2018
Archival Adventures: Saving ASCAP’s Library
As folks who follow this blog know, I’ve been engaged in a semi-successful effort to track down transcripts of Supreme Court oral... Read More
15
Oct
2018
Tracking Accuracy in Copyright Records – A Case Study
A few weeks ago, Joseph Felcone emailed me to ask about helping with a mystery in the copyright records he’d been investigating,... Read More
24
Sep
2018
Remembering the Washingtonian Case
This coming term, the Supreme Court will hear Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, regarding whether a party has standing to sue... Read More
17
Jul
2018
Video Post: A 1992 Hearing on Copyright in Legal Compilations
One interesting thing about case reporters is that even though the text of reported cases themselves been denied copyright protection by the... Read More