Copyright Protection for Public Performances of Pre-1972 Music
A 2021 decision by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has renewed focus on the scope and extent of copyright protection for public performances of pre-1972 sound recordings. The…
The Subject Was Patent Eligibility
Section 101 of the patent act sets the foundational requirements an invention must meet to be eligible for patent protection. A recent en banc decision of the federal Circuit Court…
Uncertain fate of AB 51 and PAGA arbitration prohibition
Judge William A. Fletcher, one of the judges in the original 2-1 panel majority upholding AB 51, switched sides on Appellant’s en bane rehearing petition and voted for a panel…