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• "Net Neutrality" In a Nutshell

  by Casey Rae-Hunter, Future of Music Coalition The idea that everyone has the same level of access to the internet and can upload and download the legal content of their choice without undue restrictions is a computing principle known as “ net neutrality... Posted Jun 10 2008, 06:27 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: IP and Tech Law

• "Imagine" A Court Victory

  Yoko Ono and John Lennon’s two sons lost a legal bid to block the use of a 15-second clip of the song “Imagine” in a film challenging the theory of evolution. Federal District Court Judge Sidney Stein found that the makers of the film... Posted Jun 08 2008, 12:29 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: IP and Tech Law

• New Legislation on "Orphan Works"

  The Future of Music Coalition has this blog entry on recently proposed legislation to resolve the copyright question of “orphan works.” As the article explains, orphan works are “copyrighted works [e.g., a piece of music] whose owners... Posted May 29 2008, 02:43 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: IP and Tech Law

• Plagiarism-Detector Passes the Test: Judge Says Students' Rights Not Violated

  A federal judge in Alexandria ruled this month that a commercial plagiarism-detection tool called Turnitin does not violate the copyright of students who are required to submit their papers through the service. Four high school students had sued iParadigms... Posted Mar 30 2008, 01:22 PM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: IP and Tech Law

• Federal Privacy Law and Accessing Personal Records Held by Federal Agencies

  Two State Department contractors were fired and a third was suspended for improperly accessing Senator Barack Obama's passport file , the Washington Post reported. Although the earliest of the three incidents occurred on January 9, 2008, the State... Posted Mar 21 2008, 10:16 AM by ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society Filed under: Criminal Justice, Equality and Liberty, Economic, Workplace, and Environmental Regulation, IP and Tech Law