Nothing Rigs like a Deere
In 2015, the U.S. Copyright Office adopted an exception to the anti-circumvention restrictions found in Section 1201 of the Copyright Act allowing the owners of “computer programs that control the [...]
This Week in Intellectual Property, March 10th
News and Commentary Since the debate surrounding the "cancellation" of six of Dr. Suess' works became a debate surrounding copyright terms, I wrote in Ordinary Times about the need for a [...]
This Week in Financial Regulation, March 3rd
News and Commentary In a VoxEU column, Caterina Mendicino et al. describe their efforts to find the optimal level of capital requirements, concluding that reform efforts should aim high as [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, March 4th
News and Commentary The West Virginia House of Delegates has passed another licensing reform bill, this time targeting mechanics, reports Steven Adams for the Parkersburg News and Sentinel. Benjamin Shelton [...]
This Week in Land Use Regulation, March 5th
News and Commentary James Alford examines in the Regulatory Review how the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation created generational wealth gaps resulting in the disparate impacts of warming. Claudia Buch, Matthieu [...]
This Week in Intellectual Property, March 3rd
Rent Check A ruling in Google v. Oracle may come down tomorrow, and many in non-computer copyright-centered industries (think photography, film, literature, etc.) are concerned that a ruling in Google's favor [...]
A Win-Win Outcome in Google v. Oracle
In advance of a possible ruling on Google v. Oracle coming this Thursday, I’d like to consider the implications of two potential outcomes in the case. I’ve written previously on [...]
This Week in Land Use Regulation, February 26th
News and Commentary Vox's Jerusalem Demsas reviews de jure and de facto racial segregation through exclusionary zoning, recommending desperate impact litigation where other reform efforts fail. Libby Solomon reports that [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, February 24th
News and Commentary The Mercatus Center's Kofi Ampaabeng testifies before the Montana Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare and Safety on regulatory restrictions of telehealth. Connor Richards reports for the [...]
This Week in Financial Regulation, February 24th
News and Commentary The Cato Institute's Jennifer Schulp testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on retail investor activity during COVID-19. Hans Gersbach opines in a VoxEU column that [...]