Tag Archives: Transformative

The Rise and Rise of Transformative Use

I'm a big fan of transformative use analysis in fair use law, except when I'm not. I think that it is a helpful guide for determining if the type of use is one that we'd like to allow. But I … Continue reading

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Jiarui Liu on the Dominance and Ambiguity of Transformative Use

The Stanford Technology Law Review just published an interesting new copyright article, An Empirical Study of Transformative Use in Copyright Law by Prof. Jiarui Liu. Here is the abstract:This article presents an empirical study based on all reported transformative use … Continue reading

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New on LLRX – Stagnation And The Legal Industry (Part 2) What Real Transformative Change Could Look Like

Via LLRX–  Stagnation And The Legal Industry (Part 2) What Real Transformative Change Could Look Like – In his article Ken Grady describes one possible future for the legal services that embodies radical transformation. He bases this new paradigm on … Continue reading

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Excellent Regulators Seize Transformative Opportunities

What do the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), an Australian insurance scandal, and a smoking advertisement have to do with one another? Each can offer insights into what distinguishes the “excellent” regulators of the world, according to John Braithwaite, a … Continue reading

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Organization for Transformative Works fundraising drive

The Organization for Transformative Works, of which I am proud to be a member, is having its spring fundraising drive. We're going to have to go back to the Copyright Office next year to ask for another DMCA exemption, and … Continue reading

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