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Tasini Update: Supreme Court Holds that Section 411(a) Registration Requirement is not Jurisdictional (2010)

Golan v. Holder: the Constitutionality of Restoring Works of Foreign Origin from the Public Domain (2010)

Fair Housing Council v. Roommates.com: Ninth Circuit Creates Dangerous New Standard For Website Content Liability (2008)

When Mandatory Arbitration Is Optional (2008)

Copyright Record Rental Exception Applies Only To Musical Works (2007)

Marilyn Monroe: Trade Dress From Whole Cloth? (2007)

Bad Grammar = Good Trademark? (2006)

MGM v. Grokster: The U.S. Supreme Court Decision (2005)

MGM v. Grokster: The U.S. Supreme Court Will Revisit Sony-Betamax (2005)

321 Studios: DVD Copying Products Violate DMCA (2004)

The U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Lanham Act Does Not Require Attribution For Works Embodying Public Domain Materials (2003)

Eldred v. Ashcroft: The U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Copyright Term Extension (2003)

Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition: The U.S. Supreme Court Upholds the Legality of Virtual Child Pornography (2002)

UCITA: Why Consumers Should Read The Fine Print (2002)

Tasini: The Supreme Court's Opinion (2001)

Internet Games: Increased Hits or Illegal Gambling? (2000)

Tasini: The Perils of Using Independent Contractor Content (2000)

Clearing Rights to Musical Works Under the New Copyright Term Extension Act (1999)

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (1999)

Supreme Court Will Analyze Reach of Copyright Owner's Importation Right, Legal Times Intellectual Property Supplement (1998)

Resale Royalties in the U.S. for Fine Visual Artists: An Alien Concept, 40 Journal of the Copyright Society 265 (1993) (cited in Nimmer copyright treatise).

Some Free Legal Advice: Why You Should Register Your Trademarks And Copyrights

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