Digital Millenium Copyright Act, Legislative History, and Jonathan Band's Analysis of the Act
Digital Millennium Copyright Act - CCP
a. Databases: an access problem
Required:
West v. MeadData - CCP
Matthew Bender & Co. v. West Publishing - CCP
National Basketball Ass'n v. Motorola - CCP
Discretionary:
[Those who want a quick review of Intellectual property law will find the ILT Guide to Copyright (available through CWP) a helpful introduction.]
Corsearch v. T & T - CWP
Statutory Protection for Databases: Economic and Public Policy Issues by D'Andrea Tyson and Edward F. Sherry
Information on WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) treaties
TAP-INFO comments - OYO
H.R. 2652 and related materials (try the thomas page)
Materials on the West page number controversy - OYO
Wisconsin, other state bar, or any other citation proposals - CWP
The European Union Data Directive, further information
b. Ephemeral Copies
Required:
Triad Systems v. Southeastern Express - CCP
Discretionary:
White Paper text on new transmission right (The Report of the Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights) - CWP
Digital Future Coalition testimony on HR. 2441 - OYO
MAI Systems v. Peak - CWP
c. ISP Liability
Required:
Playboy v. Frena - CCP
Sega v. Maphia - CCP
Religious Technology Center v. Netcom (netcom, paras. 1-55, 56-83, 102-112) - CCP
Playboy v. Webbworld, Inc. - CCP
Discretionary:
White Paper text on ISP liability - CWP
Digital Future Coalition testimony on H.R. 2441 - OYO
Scientology materials available on the web, including other cases and background material - OYO
d. Fair Use
Required:
Sega v. Accolade - CCP
Netcom Revisited (paras 84-101) - CCP
Discretionary:
Galoob v. Nintendo #2 - CWP
Scientology materials available on the web, including other cases and background material - OYO
e. Republication and Other "New" Problems
Required:
Tasini v. New York Times - CCP
Discretionary:
Ruling in Shetland Times case.
Firm, Oppedahl & Larson sues ISPs and web designers, see complaint.
Materials on whether linking web pages is a copyright infringement
Materials on whether meta-tag duplication is a copyright infringement - OYO
f. Linking, Caching, Meta-Tagging as Copyright Infringement
Futuredontics v. Applied Anagramics, Inc.
Patmont Motor Werks, Inc. v. Gateway Marine, Inc.
g. Pirating/Licensing
Required:
US v. LaMacchia - CCP
ProCD v. Zeidenberg #1 (W.D. Wisc.) (Paras. 44-77, 96-101) - CCP
ProCD v. Zeidenberg #2 (7th Cir.) - CCP
Discretionary:
ACIS testimony on HR 2441 - OYO
Software Publishers' Association materials and Coalition against SPA lawsuit materials) - OYO
ACIS amicus brief in ProCD appeal - Reserve desk
Comments on the proposed revisions to the UCC - OYO
Vault v. Quaid (vault1, vault2 and vault3) - OYO
BMI Develops Robot to Monitor Online Music Sales, by David Bauder, New York Times
h. Domain Names, Trademarks and Anti-Dilution
Required:
Final Report of the WIPO Internet Domain Name Process
Network Solutions Inc. latest domain name policy - SCP
MTV v. Curry - CCP
Intermatics v. Toeppen - CCP
Planned Parenthood v. Bucci - CCP
Hasbro v. Internet Entertainment - CCP
Lockheed Martin Corp. v. NSI - CCP
Ticketmaster v. Microsoft pleadings - OYO
Prince plc v. Prince Sports Group - OYO
Discretionary:
NSI policy #4 - OYO
NTIA draft proposal for domain names - OYO
Robert Shaw, Internet Domain Names: Whose Domain is This? - OYO
The First Domain Name Case
Georgetown web site materials - OYO
FTC v. Audiotex complaint - OYO
Domain Name Disputes in Other Countries
Materials on Playboy's trademarks and domain names- The Preliminary Injunction http://www.Loundy.com/CASES/Playboy_v_Calvin.html
Papers on domain name disputes
http://www.callaw.com/stories/edt1223j.html
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