The political world is taking aim at entities whose business model is to generate licensing and settlement revenue by threatening companies with frivolous patent infringement lawsuits. Such entities are formally referred to as “patent assertion entities” (PAEs) but more commonly known as “patent trolls.” PAEs tend to assert claims […]
Technology & Intellectual Property Update
Copyright Law Update: First Sale Doctrine Applies Regardless of Where a Work is Manufactured
on Thursday, 15 August 2013 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
In a landmark ruling earlier this year, the Supreme Court held that the first sale doctrine, which allows for legally acquired copyrighted works to be resold by their owners, applies to all works, regardless of whether they are manufactured domestically or abroad. The ruling comes from the case of Kirtsaeng […]
Copyright Case Law: Second Circuit Holds Commentary Not Required for Fair Use
on Thursday, 11 July 2013 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
In Cariou v. Prince, 11-1197- cv (2d Cir. April 25, 2013), the Second Circuit reversed in part and remanded in part a district court’s determination that artist Richard Prince infringed photographer Patrick Cariou’s copyrights when he used copies of Cariou’s photographs in a series of collages. The Second Circuit held […]
