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Month: September 2015

CA District Court Invalidates "Happy Birthday" Copyright

Posted on September 24, 2015

Return to normal view · Wider · Narrower Return to normal view · Wider · Narrower Yesterday, a U.S. District Court for the Central District of California judge ruled that the long-claimed copyright in the song, “Happy Birthday” is invalid. From the New …

Posted in Entertainment, Intellectual Property

Scholarly Content from ProQuest Now Discoverable in Google Scholar

Posted on September 24, 2015

Return to normal view · Wider · Narrower Return to normal view · Wider · Narrower Return to normal view · Wider · Narrower According to a press release from ProQuest, “the full text of its scholarly content – including journals and working papers – is now …

Posted in Data & Databases

Lenz v. Universal ruling: Fair Use must be considered…even with a dancing baby.

Posted on September 14, 2015

  Today the Ninth Circuit Court ruled in favor of Stephanie Lenz in a Fair Use case that may have long-reaching consequences. In 2007, Lenz posted a 29 second video to Youtube of her baby …

Posted in Intellectual Property, News, Web

Study Identifies Gaps in the Research Sources Being Taught in Law School

Posted on September 14, 2015

Return to normal view · Wider · Narrower Rebecca S. Trammell, Law Library Director of Stetson University College of Law has recently completed a dissertation on Technology & Legal Research: What Is Taught & What Is Used in the …

Posted in Data & Databases, Law Students, Tools

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