Why the (c) Statute Is Not Enough: How the Restatement Relies on Both Statute & Caselaw to Clarify U.S. Copyright Law, by @danielgervais.bsky.social, L. Loren, R. A. Reese, @cjsprigman.bsky.social & @mollysvh.bsky.social on the Kluwer Copyright Blog

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[voice floating around the corner in a Texas federal prison] well now I *must* be in the tender-fingered embrace of some heavenly fever dream, or could it be that the fates have conspired to bring Ghislaine Maxwell herself to darken the dingy halls of Boyd Crowder's humble involuntary confines

Restating Copyright: The ALI’s Landmark Project and What It Means for the Law, by @danielgervais.bsky.social, Lydia Loren, R. Anthony Reese, @cjsprigman.bsky.social & @mollysvh.bsky.social on the Kluwer Copyright Blog

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A rare appellate report (through the MPIA because the WTO Appellate Body is still on hold) in a TRIPS case, this one about the use of anti suit injunctions in SEP cases in China. My initial take on it: ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/gues...

Once upon a time, there were big computer mushrooms and algo ivy growing up an old tree. The tree felt weaker and asked the mushrooms and the ivy what was going on. They responded that they would make the tree more efficient. The tree kept watching the mushrooms and ivy and did nothing. The end?

The WSJ is dipping its toe in a sea of irony this morning

I am sorry I missed the photo op, but after nine years of work, I am proud, relieved and happy that this project is all approved. www.ali.org/news/article...

Big news for those who enjoyed Forever: A Legal Sci-Fi Story
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It’s Book 1 of the Coexistence Trilogy, and thanks to the great response, the story continues.

Book 2—Together—is finished and off to the editors. More soon!

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There is an IP side to US tariffs: www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...

📘 New Book! The 4th Edition of Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights is now out!

Co-edited by @danielgervais.bsky.social Gervais and myself, and w/ 18 chapters by leading experts on the topic
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Cc: @ivir-uva.bsky.social

My article “Second Degree Intellectual Property” was just published in the Berkeley Technology Law Journal. It is available here: btlj.org/2024/12/volu...

Not connected Jamie. It’s a guide for developers.

@WIPO has published a guide to IP Aspects of Mobile Apps and Social Media which I will be presenting to the Committee on IP and Development on Friday morning. The Guide is available online

Does Commodore 64 count?

Hiking the Seven Sisters!

New here

New here. Here’s a recent picture I am posting for no particular reason. Title is “Going Places.” Must be the (blue) birds.

Want to try legal sci-fi? I wrote the book initially to “compensate” for the lack of cases in my AI & the Law class. It’s now living its own life. Volume 2 soon!