Well, maybe not so little.  We’re thrilled to announce that after a semester’s labor, IPLJ 23:1 has gone to press—four hundred-some pages of rich, legal prose.  Thanks to the spirited efforts of all the Editors and Staff of IPLJ Volume 23—and the brilliance of our authors—our conversations about the DMCA, news on the Internet, the [...]

In the latest development in the Authors Guild v. Google litigation, Judge Denny Chin, sitting by designation, denied Google’s motion to dismiss the copyright infringement claims against it in the Southern District of New York, and granted the Authors Guild’s motion for class certification. The Authors Guild originated its suit in 2005, alleging that Google [...]

“A group of prominent Chinese writers have demanded millions of dollars in compensation from technology giant Apple Inc. for allegedly selling unlicensed versions of their books in its online store.” Read more about this here.

On December 31, 2011—70 years after James Joyce’s death in Zurich—the Irish writer’s published works passed into the public domain in the European Union.  The end to copyright protection of a major author’s works is an event in and of itself, but to many Joyceans, the event is made sweeter because the Joyce estate has [...]

Thirty-three years later, a look back at 1978 shows the pop-music industry in fine form.  Something for everyone?  Check.  Nineteen seventy-eight saw the debut of Prince, and The Cars’ first album.  The Rolling Stones released Some Girls.  There were albums by both Parliament and Funkadelic.  Willie Nelson made Stardust.  Most of all, the year now [...]