Bill McGrath has been selected from among many candidates to join the Panel of Neutrals of the International Trademark Association. This innovative Alternative Dispute Resolution program has been very successful in resolving trademark and unfair competition disputes without litigation, and its greatest strength has been the distinguished Neutrals. The selection committee informed McGrath that “Your…
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Student’s Fair Use Defense Falters in Music Copyright Case
“Fair is foul and foul is fair.” Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 1 It’s not clear what Shakespeare would think about peer-to-peer file-sharing of music (though he was known to borrow a plot now and then). What is clear is Judge Nancy Gertner’s recent ruling that Joel Tenenbaum’s music file-sharing was definitely not a “fair use”…