Copyright LawFeaturedIntellectual PropertySupreme Court
November 3, 2025By Victoria Reyes
In a blockbuster case now before the Supreme Court, an Internet Service Provider (“ISP”), Cox Communications (“Cox”), faces liability for its users’ mass piracy of recorded music, a verdict that threatens to fundamentally reshape the boundaries of contributory copyright liability.[i] The Fourth Circuit upheld Cox’s liability for contributory infringement, while vacating its vicarious liability and […]
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Copyright LawEntertainment LawFeaturedIntellectual Property
October 30, 2025By Frances Lissabet
Picture a producer in a cramped studio, flipping through stacks of vinyl in search of the perfect drum break. A tiny snare from a 1960s R&B track could become the backbone of tomorrow’s hip-hop hit. For decades, artists have borrowed, chopped, and reimagined riffs and loops, building new soundscapes from old recordings. Sampling is hardly […]
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Copyright LawFeaturedFederal Law
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 Unfortunately, libraries are becoming more irrelevant each day with their outdated practices and loss of the public’s interest in physical books.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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Copyright LawFeaturedFederal LawLibraries
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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