Opinion analysis: Sharply divided bench rejects Georgia’s copyright in annotations of Georgia statutes
The decision this morning in Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org resolves a technical question of copyright law, the extent to which governmental authorities can copyright (and profit from) the materials that they create. The specific question here is the copyrightability of annotations that summarize, but are not part of, the state’s body of enforceable statutes.
Coping with COVID: Legal Services Organizations on the Frontlines
The latest Reasonably Speaking podcast episode welcomes several accomplished lawyers who lead legal services organizations and who are working hard to assist people with critical legal needs during the pandemic.
Strategies for Complying With Privacy Laws While Collecting Employee Information Regarding the Coronavirus
Most companies must collect and use information about their employees’ travel plans and health conditions to protect their workforce from the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”). This memorandum addresses strategies for U.S. companies to comply with various privacy laws in connection with these activities.
Worrying about Wisconsin, While Waiting for Its Election Returns
As we await results from Wisconsin’s April 7 election, we must wonder whether this election is one that fails our national commitment to genuine democracy and, if so, what to do about it.
An Insight into ALI-ELI’s Principles for a Data Economy – Data Rights and Transactions Project
We read, see, and hear much in the news about data issues. Much of it concerns questions of privacy, real and property rights to data, and the proper use of data collected in the course of everyday lives and business.
Coping With COVID: How the Courts are Preserving Access to Justice
The American Law Institute has partnered with the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School to produce the podcast and video series “Coping with COVID.” The first episode in the series is now available on the ALI podcast Reasonably Speaking, or may be watched as a video hosted by the Bolch Institute.
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