February 2012
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A Quick Look at the Pinterest Terms of Use →
I have seen a few articles making the rounds on Twitter and Facebook involving the terms of use for the website Pinterest and what it means to those who are registered there. Disagreement always ensues in the comments and who knows what is actually the case. Instead of taking that route I just want to draw attention to some language that could be problematic and, in turn, affect how one uses the...
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Capital Records and ReDigi Could Be Headed To... →
On Monday a Federal Judge refused to shut down “used” .mp3 retailer ReDigi at the request of Capitol Records and the two parties could be heading to a trial.
ReDigi is an interesting concept where users can sell their purchased music from iTunes to other users for a discounted price, with ReDigi taking a cut. I haven’t checked out ReDigi, nor am I sure I want too, but it is a...
January 2012
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Why Congress Should Not Waste Time on the "BOSS...
Yesterday (1/27/11) tickets went on sale for three Bruce Springsteen shows in New York and New Jersey. Ticketmaster was the website to purchase tickets at, but numerous fans received error messages and could not receive tickets. Tickets for these shows can be found on eBay, Stubhub, and other secondary broker sites for hundreds of dollars more than face value. This has resulted in Rep. Bill...
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Battle Brewing Between Digital Music News and... →
Digital Music News (DMN), a popular website for the music industry, was recently served with a subpoena in relation to an ongoing lawsuit against Grooveshark dealing with copyright infringement (they also face a claim of failure to pay royalties). You can read more about the Grooveshark lawsuit via the New York Times HERE. DMN’s response is the linked article at the top of the page, in which...
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Twenty of My Favorite EPs
Recently on one of my go to sites for music news (absolutepunk.net) a discussion was started regarding people’s favorite EPs (extended play). I thought this was an interesting topic to ponder, as well as a great way to listen to some of my music catalog that I hadn’t in some time. I have decided to post my list of favorite EPs below, in no particular order, for those who would like to...
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Congress can Re-Copyright... →
A big decision in the field of intellectual property law came down from the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday in Golan v. Holder.
From the first paragraph of the source article: “Congress may take books, musical compositions and other works out of the public domain, where they can be freely used and adapted, and grant them copyright status again, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.”
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A Day After the Internet Blackout the DOJ Flexes... →
I’m not judging Megaupload’s innocence or guilt. I haven’t even read the indictment yet, but being familiar with the service it doesn’t come as a shock that there may be some DMCA violations. What I do question is the timing of this and the manner in which it was done. Also, does this not undermine the need for PIPA and SOPA?
Click the link in the title for more...
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Educate Yourself on SOPA/PIPA Today
With popular websites like Wikipedia, Google, and Reddit “blacking out” today in opposition of SOPA/PIPA I highly recommend checking out the letter embedded below which was authored by three prominent professors in the fields of internet and intellectual property law. Numerous other professors have signed on to this letter and it has been distributed to members of Congress.
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Selected to JLSB Staff →
Article about my recent selection to serve as a staff editor on the Journal of Legal Studies in Business (JLSB) along with two other Elon Law students.