Comments on: alito on copyright, first amendment, cyberlaw

By: Jackson Lenford

Jackson Lenford — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 23:20:17 +0000

LQ — …and Hatch’s views fall squarely in the IP-maximalist camp (and I’m inclined to believe that the rest of the committee leans the same way, although maybe more out of default than of conviction). I would love to hear some competent dialogue on these issues *from both sides* in front of a national audience, but, alas, I think you are right. It’s all but a dream.

By: LQ

LQ — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 21:34:51 +0000

What a sweet fantasy. Or maybe not — the only member of the Committee that I know is particularly interested in IP & copyright is Orrin Hatch.

Excellent blog name. I will link right away!

By: Jackson Lenford

Jackson Lenford — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 20:38:31 +0000

Thanks for the great legwork on this -- over at Right to Create we were hoping someone would give a little Alito IP history. Now, the interesting thing will be whether the Judiciary Committee asks any questions of Alito on how he feels about copyright, patents, and the constitution.

By: An Alito Primer

An Alito Primer — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 22:22:22 +0000

[...] Derivative Work reviews Alito’s copyright, First Amendment and cyberlaw cases. [...]

By: Cory Johka / ©opyBites

Cory Johka / ©opyBites — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 03:40:37 +0000

Judge Alito is now the new nominee to replace Sandra Day O’Conner on the Supreme Court. William Patry, Laura Quilter, and Joe Miller have posts discussing Alito’s past positions on issues of Copyright Law. [...]

By: laurie johnson / My Memex

laurie johnson / My Memex — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 03:38:29 +0000

File under recent and relevant: Alito on Copyright

The fine folks over at Copyfight give us this today: Alito on Copyright.

The story sounds a bit ominous at first, citing Alito’s “marked tendency to enforce contracts as written” (and Copyfight here is quoting Laura Quilter quoting Ideoblog). Quilter and Copyfight’s Donna Wentworth note that this may be of great concern, especially for those interested in EULAs, shrink/click wrap licenses, and reverse-engineering. By the way, for a list of other decisions/opinions and links to other blogs and sites with info on Alito, give Quilter’s post a good read. [...]

By: Andrew Raff / IPTAblog

Andrew Raff / IPTAblog — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:44:23 +0000

Alito on Copyright and More

Laura Quilter looks at Judge Alito’s record on copyright, First Amendment and internet law cases: Alito on Copyright, First Amendment, Cyberlaw: [...]

By: Joe Miller / Madisonian.net

Joe Miller / Madisonian.net — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:32:48 +0000

Judge Alito on Copyright

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UPDATE: William Patry has beat me to it! Read his analysis of Southco here.

UPDATE 2: Laura Quilter also offers interesting analysis of Judge Alito’s court opinions in copyright, cyberlaw, and First Amendment cases here .

By: madisonian.net » Judge Alito on Copyright

[...] UPDATE 2: Laura Quilter also offers interesting analysis of Judge Alito’s court opinions in copyright, cyberlaw, and First Amendment cases here. Trackback URL: http://madisonian.net/archives/2005/10/31/judge-alito-on-copyright/trackback/ [...]

By: Copyfight

Copyfight — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 18:12:37 +0000

Alito on Copyright

Laura Quilter has the (still-developing) scoop on how a future Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito might handle the tricky copyright, First Amendment, and “cyberlaw” policy issues that will impact the future of Internet communications. An intriguing snippet for those of us concerned about anti-consumer EULAs, box-wrap/click-wrap licensing, and the future of reverse-engineering: [...]