JoeGratz.net
Wide-ranging blawg with a copyright and tech law focus.
Author: Joe Gratz is an attorney in San Francisco.
Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Copyright Law • Internet Law • Legal Information
Recent Posts from JoeGratz.net
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VARA Lawsuit Filed over Destruction of Burning Man Art Car
The creators of Burning Man art car “La Contessa” have filed a lawsuit under the Visual Artists’ Rights Act (one of my favorite corners of Title 17) against the Nevada farmer who torched the car.…
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Big News: I’m Joining Durie Tangri Lemley Roberts & Kent LLP
My friends and colleagues Daralyn Durie, Ragesh Tangri, Mark Lemley, Clem Roberts, and Ryan Kent have formed a new law firm — and I’m joining them as their first (and, for the moment, only) associate. …
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USF Fair Use Symposium: Panel 1 — Real Lawyers, Real Cases
I’m liveblogging today from the University of San Francisco School of Law Fair Use Symposium. The first panel is called “Real Lawyers, Real Cases.” The panelists: J. Thomas McCarthy (USF, Moderator) Annette Hurst (Orrick) Jason…
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Settlement Reached in Authors Guild v. Google
Today, Google, the Authors Guild, and the Association of American Publishers announced the signing of a settlement agreement in the ongoing copyright litigation over the Google Library Project. I’m proud to be a member of…
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Opinion Issued in Harry Potter Lexicon Case
Judge Patterson of the Southern District of New York today issued this opinion in Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. v. RDR Books, the “Harry Potter Lexicon” case. The court issued a permanent injunction against the publication…
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N.D. Cal.: Senders of DMCA Takedowns Must Consider Fair Use
Judge Fogel of the Northern District of California today denied UMG’s motion to dismiss in the Lenz v. Universal litigation (otherwise known as the “dancing baby” case). The order is here. It holds that copyright…
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D. Mass.: MIT Students No Longer Gagged
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts has dissolved the temporary restraining order which prevented three MIT students from giving their (really outstanding) presentation about transportation fare system security at this year’s…
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Circuit City Loses Sense of Humor, Finds It
This post from Boy Genius Report describes a case of the adults intervening when someone in Legal loses their sense of humor over a parody. Good work, Circuit City PR.
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2d Cir.: Cablevision’s Remote DVR Does Not Infringe
Reversing the district court, the Second Circuit today held that Cablevision’s proposed “Remote Storage Digital Video Recorder” does not give rise to direct copyright infringement liability for Cablevision. The opinion: Construes MAI v. Peak to…
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N.D. Cal. Savages Savage
Judge Ilston of the Northern District of California held on Friday that the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ use of a four-minute clip of Michael Savage’s radio show in order to criticize the views espoused in…