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How Do I Get a Copyright?

"How do I get a copyright?" is a question I hear a lot from authors and artists. The answer is simple: you get it automatically, when you...

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The Federal Circuit Strikes Down a Software Patent

Those of you following developments in software patents already know that the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant ruling in...

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The World Cup and Fair Use

According to The Wall Street Journal, ESPN and Univision have been sending take-down notices for short clips or compilations of World...

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When Should I File for Patent?

I recently talked to a couple of inventors who were ready to file a patent application, and in both cases I thought it was too early...

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Forced Hard Drive Decryption Does Not Violate the 5th Amendment in Massachusetts

The Fifth Amendment protects an individual's right against self-incrimination. Whether or not forcing someone to decrypt a hard drive...

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Smart Phones and the 4th Amendment

For this blog's inaugural post, let's talk about today's Supreme Court decision in Riley v. Calfornia. At issue there was whether...