Intellectual Property Excesses: Exploring the Boundaries of IP Protection

Foreword
Contents
List of Contributors
Introduction
	I. Structure of the Book
PART I: CULTURE
	1. Copyright Term Extension: Good Morning to You Productions v Warner/Chappell Music
		I. Introduction
		II. Happy Birthday to You in Court
		III. Copyright Term Extension and Expansion
		IV. The Economics of Term Extension
		V. Term Extension and Market Failures
		VI. Conclusions
	2. Copyright Liability and Music ‘Piracy’:
Capitol Records v Thomas-Rasset
		I. Introduction
		II. The Procedural Steps of Capitol Records v Thomas-Rasset
		III. Analysis
		IV. Conclusion
	3. ASCAP v The Girl Scouts of America: The IP Excesses of Collective Management Organisations
		I. Introduction
		II. The ASCAP Demand Letters and Apparent Reversal
		III. The Role of CMOs
		IV. CMO Harm to Users
		V. CMO Harm to Rightsholders
		VI. Government Regulation of CMOs
		VII. Conclusion
	4. Copyright and Public Domain Works: Highsmith v Getty
		I. Introduction
		II. Theoretical Perspectives: The Gift, the Commons and the Rationales for Copyright
		III. The Way Forward: Three Recommendations
	5. Copyright and Related Rights in Intimate Images: Chrissy Chambers and Other Victim-Survivors
		I. Introduction
		II. Image-Based Sexual Abuse - A Spectrum of Abusive Behaviours
		III. The Criminal Offence of Non-Consensual Distribution of Private Sexual Images
		IV. The YouTube Star and the Vengeful Ex
		V. Copyright in Intimate Images
		VI. The Author and the Mystery Troll
		VII. The Multi-Step Problem
		VIII. Removing or Reducing Copyright in 'Obscene' Images
		IX. Private Regulatory Initiatives for Non-Consensual Image Sharing
		X. Suggested Solutions and Conclusion
PART II: TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE
	6. Biopiracy as an Abuse of the Patent System
		I. Introduction
		II. The Duty of Disclosure
		III. Disclosure Problems in Current Law
		IV. Problems in the Context of Traditional Knowledge
		V. Addressing Disclosure in the TK Context
		VI. Conclusion
	7. Allergan’s Restasis and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe: Chronicles of a Desperate Move, an Announced Defeat and a Collective Sigh of Relief
		I. Introduction
		II. A Successful Drug in Peril: Restasis’ Annus Horribilis (2017)
		III. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Agreement as a Desperate Move
		IV. Commercial Activities and Tribal Sovereign Immunity: Friends or Foes?
		V. An Announced Defeat, or Three: PTAB, the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court
		VI. Conclusion: A Collective Sigh of Relief?
	8. Limiting Access to Life-Saving Medications: Three South African Case Studies
		I. Introduction
		II. Interest Representation in Patent Policymaking and Legislative Processes
		III. Case 1: Litigation Around Amendments to the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act 1965
		IV. Case 2: National IP Policy
		V. Case 3 – TRIPS Waiver Proposal
		VI. Conclusion
	9. Patent Trolls and their Excesses: Blackbird Tech v Cloudflare
		I. Introduction
		II. Blackbird v Cloudflare
		III. NPEs and Patent Trolls
		IV. Trolls and Ex Ante Failures of the Patent System
		V. Trolls and Ex Post Failures of the Patent System
		VI. Trolls and Impact on Innovation
		VII. Conclusion
	10. From Asset to Liability: Five Scenarios of Excessive Protection of Trade Secrets
		I. Trade Secrets as an Asset
		II. Manifestation of Excess in Trade Secrecy
		III. Recalibrating Trade Secret Protection
		IV. Concluding Remarks
PART III: SIGNS, IMAGES AND MARKETING RIGHTS
	11. The Not-So-Friendly Neighbourhood Super-Hero®
		I. Take a Hero and Make Them Super: Where Did the Term 'Superhero' Come From?
		II. Superhero®: Origins
		III. Web of Intrigue: Is SUPERHERO Distinctive?
		IV. Astonishing Tales: The True Effect of the®
		V. Conclusion
	12. Protection of Colour Per Se: Or, #FreeThePink and the Battle Over 'Magenta'
		I. Introduction
		II. Roadmap: Colour Marks and 'Excess'
		III. Status Quo: Current Doctrine of Colour-Mark Protection
		IV. Analysis, Critique, and Reconceptualisation
		V. Summary
	13. International Investment Agreements and Intellectual Property: Philip Morris v Uruguay
		I. Introduction
		II. A Gruelling Duel – Philip Morris v Uruguay
		III. The Broader Implications
		IV. Conclusion
	14. Reverse Domain Name Hijacking: Camilla Australia v Domain Admin, Mrs Jello
		I. Introduction
		II. Camilla Australia v Domain Admin, Mrs Jello
		III. Domain Name Registered Earlier than Trademarks
		IV. Bad Faith Registration and Use
		V. Lack of Penalties for Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
		VI. Conclusion
	15. Ambush Marketing and IP Expansion: FIFA, Bavaria and the 2010 World Cup South Africa
		I. Introduction
		II. What is Ambush Marketing?
		III. Traditional Causes of Action
		IV. Olympic Law and Major Event Legislation
		V. The 2010 World Cup
		VI. Lacking Legitimacy?
		VII. Conclusion
	16. ROBOTS (and Elvis Imitators) AGAIN: Estate of Presley v Russen and Right of Publicity Over-Reaches in US Law
		I. Introduction
		II. Origin of the Right of Publicity in US Law
		III. Expanding the Doctrine
		IV. The Intersection of ROP and Copyright Law
		V. ROP in California and New York
		VI. The Intersection of Copyright and Right of Publicity Law
		VII. Zealous Protection or Over-Reaching? – The Estate of Presley Cases
		VIII. Concluding Remarks
Index