O'Grady v. Superior Court (Apple Computer,
Inc.)
A
short report on Apple's attempt to subpoena email in a trade secret case, published
in the European newsletter iris,
Legal
Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory
(2006)
The Grokster Case, MGM v. Grokster
First
Reflections on the Supreme Court decision, by Edward Samuels
MGM
v. Grokster, Supreme Court opinion, by Justice Souter
Concurring
opinion, by Justice Breyer
Concurring
opinion, by Justice Ginsburg
The
Ninth Circuit Court opinion (Aug. 19, 2004)
The
District Court opinion (April 25, 2003)
Edward
Samuels note on the 9th Circuit case, iris 2004-8
Edward
Samuels note on Supreme Court cert., iris 2005-2
The Eldred Case (Constitutionality of Copyright Term Extension)
The
Supreme Court opinions - Justices Ginsburg, Stevens, and Breyer
Briefs filed
with the Supreme Court (including Samuels Amicus Brief)
D.C. Cir.
Ct. opinion (Feb. 16, 2001)
D.C.
Cir. Ct. dissent (Feb. 16, 2001)
D.C.
Cir. Ct. denial of rehearing (July 13, 2001)
D.C.
Cir. Ct. denial of rehearing dissent (July 13, 2001)
Supreme
Court cert. granted (Feb. 19, 2002)
Edward
Samuels Op-Ed Piece - National Law Journal
The Napster Case
The Ninth Circuit opinion (February 12, 2001)
The Rio Case (Diamond Multimedia Rio player)
Ninth Circuit opinion, June 15, 1999)
A short note on the Rio and Napster cases
The Reimerdes/Corley Case (Decryption of DVD code)
Second
Circuit Court of Appeals (Nov. 28, 2001)
District Court opinion (New York, Sept. 7, 2000)
A short note on the district court opinion and the argument in the appellate court
The Wind Done Gone case (Suntrust v. Houghton Mifflin)
The
Eleventh Circuit opinion - final (October 10, 2001)
The
Eleventh Circuit concurrence (October 10, 2001)
The Eleventh Circuit preliminary opinion (May 25, 2001)
Georgia District Court opinion (April 20, 2001)
A short note on the Gone With The Wind case
The Tasini Case (Freelancer writers' rights in digital dissemination)
The Supreme Court opinion (Justice Ginsburg, June 25, 2001)
The dissenting opinion (Justice Stevens, June 25, 2001
The Second Circuit opinion (Feb. 25, 2000)
A short note on the Tasini case