Pixelization

Intellectual property and entertainment law.

Author: Eric E. Johnson is law professor at the University of North Dakota. He also authors The Backbencher.

Blawg Related Categories: Entertainment & Sports Law • Intellectual Property Law • University of North Dakota • Law Professor

Recent Posts from Pixelization

Feeling Handy
"I'll be darned," I told my mom. "You're having an intellectual property problem."
Google Book Search and Contractual Voodoo
Let's say that you have a good idea for an internet application, but it would involve infringing millions of copyrights. You'd like to negotiate a deal, but there are hundreds of thousands of people with…
Digital History Made This Month: iTunes Music Now DRM Free
Apple's successful push to make iTunes music DRM-free indicates that the survival of the entertainment industry, in fact, did not hinge on DRM technology and the passage of the DMCA – as Big Hollywood would…
Acknowledging What Harvard Law Owes to Slaves
I think there is one simple question of fairness that transcends the historical, political, and social complexities: Shouldn’t HLS acknowledge Royall’s slaves as it does all other benefactors?
A Lawyer's Take on the Nine Dots Puzzle
A while back, Ben Bildstein wrote a very nice post about my konomark and copysquare projects. In Ben's post, he challenged readers with a puzzle concerning connecting nine dots with four connected lines. I mentioned…
Public Domain Site of the Month: NOAA Photo Library
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, better known as "NOAA," has made a huge number of incredibly valuable public-domain images available on their photo library website.
For Your Consideration - Disney/Pixar's ~~Irony~~ IRON-E
It's a lovely time of year to be in LA. Even if you are not a member of the Academy, you can't help but feel important as billboards, newspaper ads, and even radio ads all…
Public Domain Site of the Month: Miami University's Victorian Trade Card Collection
Here's the most recent site I've found with a wealth of public domain art: the Victorian Trade Card Collection at Miami University.
Copysquare article: "Rethinking Sharing Licenses for the Entertainment Media"
The Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal just published my article laying the philosophical and legal groundwork for the copysquare sharing-license scheme: 26 Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal 391. An extended abstract is here.…
“Tropic Thunder”: Heartless and Cruel
The new movie “Tropic Thunder” is a sad reminder that among all disadvantaged groups in America, the developmentally disabled are unique in the particular brand of prejudice and ridicule they must endure. Even before its…