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Unintended Consequences of Open Access Publishing Policies

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on March 31, 2014

Rick Anderson at The Scholarly Kitchen has a thought-provoking article regarding the pressure on authors to publish their academic articles under the most permissive open access licenses available. See Rick Anderson, CC-BY, Copyright, and Stolen Advocacy, The Scholarly Kitchen (Mar. … Continue reading →

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Fair Use Bars Copyright Infringement in Politician Photo Case

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on March 26, 2014

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California held that the fair use doctrine barred copyright claims by a politician and lawyer against the operators of a website that reproduced her photo without her permission. Dhillon v. Does 1-10, No. … Continue reading →

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Paraguay To Create National Intellectual Property Directorate

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on November 3, 2012

In October 2012, legislators in Paraguay‘s Chamber of Deputies approved a law to create a National Intellectual Property Directorate, which will be known by the Spanish acronym DINAPI. See Ley que crea la Dirección Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual queda sancionada … Continue reading →

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