September 2007

Leonard Lopate show on WNYC:
“In Deluxe, Newsweek writer Dana Thomas tells the stories behind the world’s most famous luxury labels: how they came to be, why consumers love them, and where they fit in today’s global economy.
Purchase Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster at amazon.com.
Weigh in: Have luxury goods lost their

Balkinization: Golan v. Gonzales — How The First Amendment Limits Copyright Law

The Tenth Circuit has handed down a very important copyright case, Golan v. Gonzales, which holds that section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act– which implements the Berne Convention on copyrights– may violate the First Amendment because it takes some materials out…

Counterfeit Chic: “Copying Clothes Over a High-Speed Connection”
“In today’s New York Times, Eric Wilson goes behind the scenes at Simonia Fashions, one of many companies waiting for the first photos from New York Fashion Week to appear online. Not because the proprietors are interested in fashion’s new creative direction, mind you, but so that…