Copyright Caselaw

I'm in the process of writing a review of the caselaw from the US Courts of Appeal and the US Supreme Court for the last few years. Quite the undertaking: since 2003, there have been over ten copyright cases decided in each of the First, Second, Sixth, Ninth Circuits (covering (1) New England, (2) New York, (6) Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, (9) California, Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington State, Idaho, Montana, and Hawaii). I have my work cut out for me....Thank goodness for the Third and Fourth Circuits (covering (3) Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Virgin Islands, (4) Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina), which have decided only two cases each.

The Second and Ninth Circuits are the main places that copyright gets decided, and that makes sense: the Second Circuit is the home of the publishing industry (NYC) and the Ninth Circuit of the movie industry (Hollywood, CA). It surprises me, though, that the Sixth Circuit has been more active than has the Seventh (which includes a minor mecca called Chicago).

More on the content of the review as it develops....

Nancy