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Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

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The Supreme Court handed Kirtsaeng a victory last week finding his importation and resale of copyrighted books exhausted the copyright under the First Sale Doctrine. In a vain attempt at corporate responsibility, the publishers in this case created two versions of textbooks; a no-frills “Asia edition” to sell at affordable prices to students in less affluent places like Thailand, and a higher quality more expensive version to relatively more affluent students in places like the Read More >

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BIO IPCC Conference Launches Next Week

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BIO’s IPCC Spring Conference is in San Diego next week, March 25-27.  Find this year’s line-up below and follow me on twitter at @rzwahlen for live tweeting of the panels. Pre-Conference Workshop: Effecting and Managing Change   Sponsored by: Foley & Lardner LLP The panel will discuss lobbying and public messaging about IP. This workshop will provide an overview and illustrative anecdotes on how to lobby Congress and the administration on certain issues. and how to Read More >

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