Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log

Today's decision in Scott v. Harris , as Marty Lederman writes , involves the majority's interpretation of videotape recorded by the...

Google may be neglecting quality control in its hurry to get out in front of the pack. Digitize in haste, repent in leisure? Thanks to Za...

I went to a good panel this morning at MIT's Media in Transition conference, The Name of the Author. I am increasingly interested in at...

James Gibson has a recent piece in the Yale Law Journal analyzing the role of licensing markets in expanding IP rights, comparing copyright,...

Time Warner Cable, Inc. v. DirecTV, Inc., 2007 WL 1138879 (S.D.N.Y.) Time Warner sued DirecTV for false advertising under state and federal ...

Eric Goldman blogs so I don't have to! A couple of other points: (1) The court suggests some suspicion over whether the plaintiff actu...

Julie Brill, assistant AG, Vermont: The primary focus in the states has been in the financial markets. Also telemarketing, payola, interne...

Lesley Fair, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection, Dealing with Deception: An FTC Staff Perspective : A personal take. The majority of cases ...

Darren Bowie, assistant general counsel for advertising etc. at AOL: Encourages people to visit the Word of Mouth Marketing Association webs...

This panel wasn't really about the advertised topic (which is a little bit amusing, given the consumer protection focus) because, I thin...

Mary Innis , Loeb & Loeb: Discussing various examples relating to Anheuser-Busch, she pointed out that keyword buys may change the analy...

CollegeNET, Inc. v. XAP Corp., 2007 WL 927946 (D. Or.) Previous discussion here . After a jury trial, CollegeNET won a patent infring...

Commissioner Lynne G. Beresford, USPTO Developments: Filings have been up about 9-10% each of the last two years. 96% are filed electronic...

I spent the morning at the ABA’s Section on IP Law’s annual conference , getting updates on copyright law. Rather than provide a detailed ...

In which I'm quoted. I like Merisant's lawyer's description of people misunderstanding Splenda as "magic sugar." Th...