Abstract
A small copyright decision out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit last month has gotten a big reaction from copyright experts. The case is Kienitz v. Sconnie Nation, and it involves an entertaining set of facts.
In the 1960s, there was a young University of Wisconsin student named Paul Soglin, who had an anti-authoritarian streak. He led a number of demonstrations on issues ranging from civil rights to the Vietnam War. Indeed, one particular Vietnam protest, in May 1969, led to his arrest for failure to obey a police officer. That same protest became an annual event, eventually morphing into what is known as the Mifflin Street Block Party. [...]
Document Type
Editorial
Publication Date
2014
Recommended Citation
James Gibson, Transformation, Copyright Infringement, and Fair Use, The Media Institute (Sept. 30, 2014), available at http://www.mediainstitute.org/IPI/2014/093014.php.