Browse Research and Commentary

The 'First Sale Doctrine' and Its Impact on the Music Business

May 3, 2013, John Villasenor

No-Fly Zone: How “Drone” Safety Rules can also Help Protect Privacy

May 2, 2013, John Villasenor

Six "Megatrends" That Will Shape the Future of Digital Media

May 1, 2013, John Villasenor

Google Glass, Resale Restrictions, and the Demise of Ownership

April 26, 2013, John Villasenor

Is It Illegal to Resell “Used” Digital Music?

April 23, 2013, John Villasenor

Supreme Court Finds the Use of a Drug-Sniffing Dog to Investigate a Home Unconstitutional

March 27, 2013, John Villasenor

The United States Transitions to a 'First-Inventor-To-File' Patent System

March 11, 2013, John Villasenor

Eye-Tracking Smartphones Have Arrived. What About the Privacy Implications?

March 5, 2013, John Villasenor

The Satellite Question: Why SiriusXM Should Pay Higher Performance Royalties to Artists

February 22, 2013, John Villasenor

Seven Copyright Principles for the Digital Era

February 5, 2013, John Villasenor

Will It Be Legal to Download 'Pirated' Music and Movies From Servers in Antigua?

February 4, 2013, John Villasenor

The question of where a homeowner's control of airspace stops and public airspace begins is already complex. Adding claims by state government to the mix makes it even messier.

January 31, 2013, John Villasenor, U.S. News & World Report

The Two Classes of Cyber Threats

January 29, 2013, John Villasenor

In Defense of Equal Tuition for All Majors

January 7, 2013, John Villasenor

Online Games And Crowdsourced Creativity: The Next Frontier In Intellectual Property

December 31, 2012, John Villasenor

How Entrepreneurs Can Thrive Under the "First-Inventor-to-File" Patent System

December 11, 2012, John Villasenor

Why We Need to Address Unmanned Aircraft Privacy Now

December 5, 2012, John Villasenor

Obviously when you have an unmanned aircraft, there is no risk of a pilot being shot down and killed or captured in hostile territory, so these unmanned aircraft make it possible to conduct operations in places where you wouldn't want to put a human pilot at risk.

December 4, 2012, John Villasenor, Globe and Mail

Intellectual Property Awareness at Universities: Why Ignorance is not Bliss

November 27, 2012, John Villasenor

If You Want to Buy an American Company, Ask Permission, Not Forgiveness

November 14, 2012, John Villasenor

Are We All Copyright Infringers?

October 28, 2012, John Villasenor

Can Copyrighted Works Purchased Abroad Be Resold In the United States?

October 21, 2012, John Villasenor

With Israel’s Destruction of Drone, the Region’s Dynamics Have Changed Significantly

October 9, 2012, John Villasenor

Pandora's Box: New Legislation Might Finally Fix the Messy Internet Radio Royalty System

September 24, 2012, John Villasenor

Will Drones Outflank the Fourth Amendment?

September 20, 2012, John Villasenor