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    Beauty and the Bookless: Trading Library Cards for Copyright Infringement Problems

    November 12, 2024By Leyda Mujica

    Who needs Google when you have a library card—your all-access pass to a world of knowledge, mystery, and free Wi-Fi? Unfortunately, libraries are becoming more irrelevant each day with their outdated practices and loss of the public’s interest in physical books. Nowadays, everyone carries a Kindle e-reader or reads e-books on their phones. This has […]

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    Libraries Aren’t Dead Yet: How Second Circuit’s Holding in Hachette Book Group v. Internet Archive is Not Necessarily as Dire as it Seems

    September 23, 2024By Broderick Schwinghammer

      Last year, a surprising matter of copyright law made headlines in the case of Hatchette Book Group v. Internet Archive. Internet Archive is an expansive digital library that not only provides online access to books and other texts, but also catalogues internet websites and various other culturally relevant media for the public for research. […]

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    Copyright in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Navigating the Complexities of AI and Intellectual Property

    November 6, 2023By Daniel Orozco

      The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era of innovation and creativity surpassing human capabilities. AI now not only replicates human abilities in crafting poetry, composing music, and generating intricate artworks but also extends beyond them, erasing the line between human and machine creativity. As its name suggests, AI […]

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    The Hole in Copyright Law: American Music Fairness Act

    November 3, 2023By Lauren Monteagudo

        There is currently a huge hole in copyright law, causing recording artists and recording labels to go uncompensated when broadcasting stations play their music on the radio. The American Music Fairness Act is looking to fix this problem and ensure that recording artists and labels are paid for the use of their sound […]

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