Expropriation occurs when a government seizes private property for a proper purpose and awards just compensation.
A copy does not need to be exactly the same as the original…
A copy does not need to be exactly the same as the original to infringe a copyright.
No federal court has held that digitally sampling a copyrigh…
No federal court has held that digitally sampling a copyrighted sound recording of any length constitutes copyright infringement.
Federal law permits the intentional accessing of stored elec…
Federal law permits the intentional accessing of stored electronic communication even if the accessing is unauthorized.
A trademark does not need to be registered to support a trad…
A trademark does not need to be registered to support a trademark infringement action.
Constitutional safeguards protect the rights of individuals…
Constitutional safeguards protect the rights of individuals against federal government actions.
Each member country of the TRIPS agreement must include in i…
Each member country of the TRIPS agreement must include in its domestic laws intellectual property rights.
Omni Corporation provides cell phones, laptops, and tablets…
Omni Corporation provides cell phones, laptops, and tablets for its employees to use “in the ordinary course of its business.” Omni intercepts the employees’ business communications made on these devices. This is
James buys a copy of the book Downpour. Later, after reading…
James buys a copy of the book Downpour. Later, after reading the book, James sells it to his sister. Under the first sale doctrine, James’s sale of the book is
BeFriends Corporation uses the trademark of Community Life I…
BeFriends Corporation uses the trademark of Community Life Inc., a social media site, as a meta tag without Community Life’s permission. This may be permissible