By Laura Merritt on Posted in First AmendmentThe Supreme Court last week declined to hear three cases each involving public school students who were disciplined in for Internet postings done off campus during non-school hours. Two of the cases, Layshock v. Hermitage School Dist., No. 07-4465 (3rd Cir. June 13, 2011), and Snyder v. Blue Mountain School Dist., No. 08-4138 (3rd Cir. … Continue Reading
By Keith Randall on Posted in Copyright,First AmendmentThe Supreme Court this week upheld the power of Congress to restore copyright protections to public domain work against challenges based on the Copyright Clause of the U.S. Constitution. In a nutshell, the ruling opens the door for Congress to restore, or remove, copyright protections from any work so long as it has a rational … Continue Reading
By Emily J. Zibart on Posted in Copyright,InternetWebsites including the English version of Wikipedia, Reddit and BoingBoing have gone dark for a period of twenty-four hours today, in protest of anti-piracy bills currently making their way through the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. According to a statement posted by Wikipedia, the Stop Online Privacy Act (“SOPA,” as the House version … Continue Reading
By Emily J. Zibart on Posted in Copyright,InternetIt should come as no surprise that IP infringement is rampant on the internet—we regularly assist our clients with Internet-related legal issues. But even we were taken aback after recently coming across a website that, on first glance, appeared to be highly professional, but which in fact consisted of nothing more than large blocks of … Continue Reading
