Category Archives: Clinic News

Does Your Vote Actually Count?

Posted on November 14, 2016 by AUWCL

This Wednesday, November 16th, at 6 PM, the National Press Club will host an exclusive D.C. screening of I Voted?, a non-partisan documentary examining the United States voting system. Director Jason Grant Smith and television personality Katie Couric teamed up … Continue reading →

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Clinic Students Secure Fair Use Rights for Ground Breaking Documentary

Posted on October 19, 2016 by AUWCL

The ground breaking documentary film, Black Ballerina, tells the story of several generations of women of color who overcame racism, exclusion  and unequal opportunity to become pursue careers as ballerinas. Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic student attorneys Margaret Mrzyk, Jung … Continue reading →

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Holy Recognition Batman! Clinic Alum Alethia Mariotta Secures Long-Overdue Credit for Co-Creator of Batman

Posted on October 19, 2016 by AUWCL

After seventy-five years of anonymity, Bill Finger, co-creator of Batman, will posthumously receive the recognition he deserves. In July 2015, Finger Family Attorney and Washington College of Law IP clinic alumna Alethia Mariotta (’02) conducted closed door negotiations with Warner … Continue reading →

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Introducing WAMU’s Capital Soundtrack Project (with a little help from the IP Clinic)

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Brandon Butler

If you listen to WAMU 88.5 FM, the leading NPR affiliate in the Washington, DC, area and a department of American University, you might have heard Ally Schweitzer this morning describing an exciting new initiative: WAMU has officially launched its … Continue reading →

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Clinic Files Brief on Behalf of Consumers in FCC Rulemaking to Unlock Set-Top Box

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Brandon Butler

by Kendal Hardison and Rachael Stelly The Federal Communications Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on February 18, 2016 seeking comment on their proposed rules to unlock the set-top box. The Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic, on behalf of … Continue reading →

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Clinic Files Briefs for Consumers, Blind in 9th Circuit Cable Copyright Case

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Brandon Butler

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is set to hear Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. Aereokiller, the latest case in the Internet retransmission service’s saga to obtain 17 U.S.C. § 111 compulsory licensing under the Copyright Act, which … Continue reading →

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Tenley Campus of WCL – Opening Celebration IP Event- February 13th

Posted on February 4, 2016 by vfphillips

We invite you to join us to celebrate the new Tenley Campus of the Washington College of Law on Saturday, February 13th. As part of the opening weekend celebration, WCL is hosting events to bring together faculty, alumni, and students. The … Continue reading →

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Fair Use, MOOCs, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Frequently Asked Questions

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Brandon Butler

In October 2015 the Librarian of Congress issued an important new rule permitting faculty and staff creating MOOCs (massive open online courses) to copy short clips from video media protected by digital locks. The rule was the result of a petition … Continue reading →

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IP Clinic Collaborates with GW clinic and WALA to host Fall Pop Up Legal Clinic

Posted on October 16, 2015 by vfphillips

The Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic, in collaboration with the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) and GW’s Small Business Clinic will hold another in its series of “Pop Up” Legal Clinics for creative artists and entrepreneurs seeking legal … Continue reading →

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Designers of that 2004 Annenberg survey on the Redskins name: The sample was unrepresentative

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Brandon Butler

The team’s owner Dan Snyder and its representatives have repeatedly pointed to that result to support their contention that few Native Americans are bothered by the name. But the researchers’ memo definitively disqualifies the survey as an accurate picture of Native American attitudes about the name. As the memo goes on to say, **“it is not appropriate to use NAES data to study this population.”** Continue reading →

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