Madison Bessho | April 1, 2022 | Copyright
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to take up Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, a case regarding artwork by Andy Warhol. Using a photo of Prince, which was taken by Lynn Goldsmith for Vanity Fair, Warhol created an image...
Pauline Toboulidis | January 25, 2022 | Conflict of Laws, Consumer Contracts, Copyright, Inside The ALI, Policing, Property, Sexual Assault, Student Sexual Misconduct, Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions, Uniform Commercial Code
At its meeting on January 20 and 21, 2022, the ALI Council reviewed and discussed Council Drafts of nine projects and approved drafts and portions of drafts as listed below.* Conflict of LawsThe Council approved the following material in Council Draft No. 6: §§...
Jennifer Morinigo | October 11, 2021 | Copyright
Earlier this year, at The American Law Institute’s 2021 Annual Meeting, the ALI membership voted to approve the Tentative Draft of Restatement of the Law, Copyright. This was the first time that this project was presented to membership for approval. The draft,...
Richard L. Revesz | October 1, 2021 | Copyright, Inside The ALI
On September 10, the Global Innovation Policy Center of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to The American Law Institute concerning the Restatement of the Law, Copyright project. The below is ALI Director Richard L. Revesz’s response to this inquiry....
Pauline Toboulidis | June 9, 2021 | Conflict of Laws, Copyright, Government Ethics, Property, Sexual Assault
The second segment of this year’s virtual Annual Meeting adjourned this week. Below is a summary of the actions taken on June 7 and 8. For a recap on the actions taken during the first segment of the Annual Meeting, held on May 17 and 18, click here. All approvals by...
Jennifer Morinigo | June 2, 2021 | Copyright
In this video, Pierre N. Leval discusses the Restatement of the Law, Copyright. Leval joined the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1993. Before that, he served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York since 1977. He serves...