By far the most important takeaway from today’s Supreme Court decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank is the Court’s acknowledgment that “many computer-implemented claims are formally addressed to patent-eligible subject matter.” Despite failing to alleviate the profound confusion caused by its recent §101 analysis in cases like Bilski, Myriad, Mayo, and plenty of earlier … Continue reading “Alice Gets the Most Important Question Right”
Author: Matthew Barblan
Copyright is Still Essential to a Free Market in Creative Works
In the modern digital era, strong copyright protection is still an essential component of a flourishing free market in creative works. Viewed properly as a property right in creative works, copyright is fundamental to economic freedom in our creative economy. Criticisms of copyright have flooded the public policy debate in recent years. Proponents of weakening … Continue reading “Copyright is Still Essential to a Free Market in Creative Works”