- Antitrust, Innovation, and Uncertain Property Rights: Some Practical Considerations
By: Dean V. Williamson
The intersection of antitrust and intellectual property circumscribes two century-long debates. The first pertains to questions about how antitrust law and intellectual property law interact, and the second pertains to ...
- The International Trade Commission: Potential Bias, Hold-Up, and the Need for Reform
By: William Dolan
The International Trade Commission (ITC) is an alternate venue for holders of U.S. patents to pursue litigation against infringing products produced abroad and imported to the United States. Because the ITC ...
- Lenz v. Universal Music Corp. And the Potential Effect of Fair Use Analysis Under the Takedown Procedures of §512 of the DMCA
By: Kathleen O’Donnell
The notice and takedown/putback procedures in §512 of the Digital Millennium Act fail to adequately protect the rights of individuals who post content on the internet. This iBrief examines the notice ...
- A Hypothetical Non-Infringing Network: An Examination of the Efficacy of Safe Harbor in Section 512(C) of the DMCA
By: Cassius Sims
This iBrief will present a hypothetical network that allows dissidents to transfer information outside the watchful eye of an oppressive government. It will argue that because a network operator meets the ...
- The Future of “Fair and Balanced”: The Fairness Doctrine, Net Neutrality, and the Internet
By: Sasha Leonhardt
In recent months, different groups–pundits, politicians, and even an FCC Commissioner–have discussed resurrecting the now-defunct Fairness Doctrine and applying it to Internet communication. This iBrief responds to the novel application of ...
