26. Intellectual Property and Freedom of Speech

A. Introduction

  1. Harmon, Not Quite Free Speech, Supp., pp. 1038-1044

  2. Samuelson, Will the Copyright Office be Obsolete in the Twenty-First Century, Supp., pp. 1045-1055

B. The White Paper Controversy

  1. Baker and Oblon, Intellectual Property and the National Information Infrastructure(The White Paper), Supp., pp. 1056-1077

  2. Executive Summary of the White Paper, Supp., pp. 1078-1080
  3. Samuelson, The Copyright Grab, Supp., pp. 1081-1090
  4. Voorhees response to Samuelson, Supp., pp. 1091-1094
  5. Samuelson, Agreeing to Disagree, Supp., pp. 1095
  6. Boyle, Overregulating the Internet, Supp., pp. 1096-1097
  7. Are Judges Stupid?, Supp., pp. 1098-1099
  8. Copyright Confab Clips Copyright Cartel, Wired 5.03
    1. Samuelson, Big Media Beaten Back
    2. Browning, Africa 1, Hollywood 0

C. Caselaw

  1. Playboy Enterprises v. Chuckleberry Publishing, Inc., Supp., pp. 1100-1109

  2. Religious Technology Center v. Lerma, Supp., pp. 1110-1118
  3. Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communications Services, Inc., Supp., pp. 1119-1142

D. News or Property?

  1. Lebowitz, Cyberdebate: Are Sports Entertainment or News?, Supp., pp. 1143-1147

  2. Conrad, NBA's "Sports Trax" Victory: The Impact, Supp., pp. 1148-1150
  3. NBA v. Motorola, Supp., pp. 1151-1164

E. Trademarks and Cybermarks

  1. Dan L. Burk, Trademarks Along the Infobahn: A First Look at the Emerging Law of Cybermarks, 1 RICH. J.L. & TECH. 1 (1995)

  2. Hasbro, Inc. v. Internet Entertainment Group, Ltd, No. C96-130WD, United States District Court, W.D. Washington, Feb. 9, 1996, Preliminary Injunction
  3. Shaw, Internet Domain Names: Whose Domain Is This?
  4. InterN IC Domain Policy
  5. Agmo n, Halpern, and Pauker, Cyberspace Law Institute Materials: "Domain Names and Trademarks:What's in a Name?" (Optional)