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Copyright and Contract – The Thorny Problem of “Preemption”
This week, let's consider a fresh take on preemption articulated by Professor Guy Rub (featured on Eric Goldman's blog), which suggests evaluating whether contracts undermine federal copyright policies rather than simply if they are “equivalent” to copyright.
An Appraisal of the FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes
This week, let’s consider the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) new final rule imposing a comprehensive ban on non-competition agreements (NCAs) for all workers except a few senior executives.
“Forum Shopping:” How Much is Too Much?
This week, let’s look at the federal Judicial Conference’s new Policy on Case Assignment and consider the long-standing issue of forum shopping.
How do you “Own” Data?
This week, let’s consider what “owning data” actually means — hint: It’s not what you may think.
Joint IP Ownership: Addressing Challenges and Deallocating Rights
Joint ownership of intellectual property (IP) often seems like an attractive idea to parties at the beginning of a relationship, but what happens later? This week, let’s examine the challenges of joint IP ownership and the importance of addressing deallocation in contracts.
All the Talk About Chat-GPT
This week, let’s talk about Chat-GPT as Italy’s Data Protection Authority blocks it and Elon Musk and others call for freeze amidst warnings related to privacy and the existential risk posed by too-powerful AI.
April Fools or Just Another Week in Data Privacy?
This week, as California approves its privacy regulations and Iowa enacts a new state privacy law, we consider suggestions about federal action.
A New Trade-Secret Protection Act
This week, let’s consider the new “Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022,” signed into law in January.
Legal Issues Surrounding Customer Lists
This week, let’s examine the nine (9) or more areas of law surrounding Customer Lists, which are often among the blue-ribbon prizes in fights among competitors or between employers and their departing employees.
School’s back in session: Starting with Trade Secrets
This week, let’s join “Professor Hosch” at the start of a new law school year, considering the protection of trade secrets. What are “reasonable measures” to keep the information secret? Let’s take a look.