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The Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group case has become famous in the intellectual property world, largely because of what the holding has been interpreted to mean about
Under the copyright statute, potential infringers latch onto the “fair use” exception, especially with respect to new technology products, because of their transformative nature – with the influx and intelligence
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In late February 2017, Google’s self-driving car unit, known as Waymo, filed a lawsuit against Uber alleging that Anthony Levandowski, a former engineer for Waymo, had taken 14,000 confidential documents
On December 14th, 2017, a majority of FCC commissioners voted to repeal the net neutrality rules promulgated by the Obama administration.[mfn]Restoring Internet Freedom, 82 Fed. Reg. 25,569 (adopted Dec. 14,
As someone who is interested in creative writing, I follow the blogs of writers who post online to share and catalog their work. Though I love the easy access to
