Madisonian
This blawg is about "law, technology, society."
Author: There are six law-professor authors: Michael Madison of the University of Pittsburgh; Brett Frischmann, Loyola University-Chicago School; Frank Pasquale of Seton Hall; Alfred Chueh-Chih Yen of Boston College; Deven Desai of Thomas Jefferson School of Law and Greg Lastowka of Rutgers University-Camden.
Blawg Related Categories: Internet Law • Science & Technology Law • Boston College • Loyola University-Chicago • Rutgers University-Camden • Seton Hall University • Thomas Jefferson School of Law • University of Pittsburgh • Law Professor
Recent Posts from Madisonian
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Indulgence and Redemption in Contemporary Art: Murakami vs. Hung
The recent © Murakami show has provoked mixed feelings. Some of my cultured friends have dismissed it as gauche, but I’ve never seen the Brooklyn Museum more crowded. Though the exhibit was of mixed quality,…
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So What’s the Google End-Game?
Nicholas Carr is one of the leading commentators on internet culture, and his article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” will influence discussion of its effects for a long time. Here’s one conclusion from the piece:…
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Judge Howard and Generic Duck Tours
Genericide is one of the most interesting doctrines in trademark law, and the First Circuit’s recent opinion on Duck Tours should prove interesting to scholars working in the area. Judge Howard of New Hampshire was…
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Intermediaries are in the Saddle, and Ride Content-Kind
Google has recently signed an interesting distribution deal with “Family Guy” creator Seth McFarlane: Google will syndicate the program using its AdSense advertising system to thousands of Web sites that are predetermined to be gathering…
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Naked Cowboy Rides Again
The Naked Cowboy’s trademark and publicity rights claims against Mars and its M&M candies have survived a motion to dismiss (opinion from the Southern District of New York provided via The Trademark Blog. The Las…
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Futurology and Academia
Futurology is often derided as a pastime of trendspotters and luftmenschen. But the recent European Patent Office “Scenarios for the Future” report rehabilitated the genre a bit. I’ve mentioned before that an IP prof has…
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Brain Thoughts
Lawyers do well when they encounter information and ideas outside the world of law. In that spirit I offer this video about the brain. Attention to how the brain works has grown in the law.…
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When Less is More (Fair Use Edition)
It’s hard to think of two movies conveying American joie de vivre and weltschmerz as well as Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Requiem for a Dream (respectively). So why not superimpose the music from one…
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You Know For Kids – The Hula Hoop Turns Fifty
The Hula Hoop, possibly the greatest fad in American history, turns fifty this week. According the AP, Soviet Russia banned the toy “as a symbol of the ‘emptiness of American culture.’” I love the Hula…
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Tiger, the ACL, and Me
I’m not much of a golf fan, but I’m a huge fan of Tiger Woods, precisely for the reasons that David Brooks summarized the other day: He wins not just because he is a superb…