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Federal District Court’s Copyright Ruling Favors Georgia State University

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 5/22/2012

In a case that has been closely watched through the higher education community, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia held on May 11, 2012, that Georgia State University (GSU) was entitled to prevail in...more

GSU Scores a Victory for Academic Fair Use in Landmark Copyright Case

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/21/2012

In a landmark decision on the nature of copyright law in the digital age, a federal judge in Atlanta has ruled in favor of officials at Georgia State University on nearly all the copyright infringement claims lodged by a trio...more

SNOPA - Preventing Employer and University Access to Social Media Passwords

by Tyson B. Snow on 5/10/2012

A new bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives would make it illegal for employers to require applicants and employees to turn over their social media passwords. The bill, styled: Social Networking...more

Bear and Copyright Contract Fall Through the Cracks: Who Owns Student Art Work?

by Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &... on 5/2/2012

In the early 1990’s, when I was applying to film schools, I recall that different schools had different policies regarding the copyright ownership of student work. Copyright in any work, of course, is owned by the author in...more

Education Law News -- March 2012

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 3/28/2012

In This Issue: Protecting Your Name On The .XXX Domain and Service Animals And Assistance Animals – The Legal Landscape. Excerpt from Protecting Your Name On The .XXX Domain On September 7, 2011 the Internet...more

Intellectual Property News -- IP Rights with Penn State Take a Left Turn

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 12/22/2011

According to several recent publications, beginning in the fall of 2012, Penn State University will no longer mandate Penn State's ownership of intellectual property associated with industry-funded research. This change in...more

Copyright Law: Front and Centre at the Supreme Court of Canada

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 12/5/2011

On December 6 and 7, 2011, Canada’s highest court will hear five separate appeals involving copyright law. All five appeals arise from decisions of the Copyright Board of Canada (the Board) and have the potential to...more

Intellectual Property Department Alert - America Invents Act Micro Entity Status for Institutions of Higher Education

by Fox Rothschild on 11/18/2011

The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) creates a new class of patent applicants designated as “micro entities” who are entitled to a 75 percent reduction in certain fees paid to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update For Motion Picture Studios And Television Networks - September 9, 2011

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 9/9/2011

Table of Contents: •Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, et al. v. Gannett Co., et al. •Oracle USA, Inc. v. SAP AG Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, et al. v. Gannett Co., et al., USCA...more

The continuing STOR-y

by Ronald Coleman on 7/21/2011

My take on this item: Greg Maxwell uploaded a torrent with 18,592 scientific publications to The Pirate Bay, in what appears to be a protest directed both at the recent indictment of programmer Aaron Swartz for data theft as...more

Venable Team Files Amicus Brief for Senator Bayh in Support of Bayh-Dole Act in Stanford v. Roche

by Venable LLP on 1/13/2011

On December 23, 2010, Venable attorneys William Coston, John Cooney, Michael Gollin, and David Conway filed a Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of former United States Senator Birch Bayh in Board of Trustees of the Leland...more

Ohio Education Law Monthly (December 2010)

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 12/30/2010

In This Issue: Understanding the Privacy Rights of HIPAA & FERPA in Schools; Does your School Really "Own" its Intellectual Property? And, Upcoming Statutory Deadlines. Understanding the Privacy Rights of HIPAA &...more

Fashion in the Classroom: The World's First Fashion Law Institute Opens Its Doors

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/13/2010

Fordham Law School has founded the world's first Fashion Law Institute, marking a critical effort to advance the study and application of fashion law. The Institute, which officially launched September 8, 2010 during New York...more

Supreme Court to Address University’s Patent Ownership Rights Under Bayh-Dole Act

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 11/5/2010

This week the Supreme Court agreed to address important issues regarding the ownership of inventions arising out of federal grants to universities, non-profit organizations, and small businesses. For the first time, the...more

Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Whether Universities’ Ownership Rights in Federally Funded Inventions Can Be Terminated...

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 11/1/2010

The Supreme Court today agreed to decide a question of patent law with profound effects on the national economy – the disposition of patent rights under the Bayh-Dole Act in inventions arising from federally funded research...more

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