The U.S. Government has reiterated a legal stance that software developers can use copyright law to prevent competitors from developing […]

Jonathan Band · October 4, 2019

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently issued a decision in VHT v. Zillow, which reinforces earlier […]

Jonathan Band · March 27, 2019

This week is Fair Use Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. It […]

Jonathan Band · February 27, 2019

As we’ve previously noted at DisCo (see, e.g., here and here), the entertainment industry opposes the inclusion of the Trans-Pacific […]

Jonathan Band · August 15, 2018

As negotiations to update the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) have “stalled,” media coverage has begun focusing on the […]

Matt Schruers · May 24, 2018

With the news that the United States, Canada, and Mexico aim to reach an agreement, at least in principle, this […]

Rachael Stelly · May 2, 2018

Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) issued a decision reversing the jury’s fair use verdict […]

Jonathan Band · March 27, 2018

This week is Fair Use Week, so at first blush, the Second Circuit’s decision that TVEyes’s service was not a […]

Jonathan Band · February 27, 2018

The danger of false analogies in software copyright cases was readily apparent in last Thursday’s oral argument in Oracle v. […]

Jonathan Band · December 11, 2017

As Jon previewed on Monday, today the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held the latest round of oral […]

Matt Schruers · December 7, 2017