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Letter from AmeriKat II: Viacom v YouTube – The Viacom Appeal

January 11th, 2011 · No Comments

Willfull Blindness cannot save you nowViacom argues that, even if Section 512(c) excludes from liability those that do no not have URL-specific knowledge of infringement, the district court erred by finding for YouTube where the evidence showed that it…

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Letter from AmeriKat I: Viacom v YouTube – The Viacom Appeal

January 11th, 2011 · No Comments

The past three Sundays the Amerikat has found herself engaged in many battles. First she was battling London Heathrow’s snow incompetency, which delayed her flight home by four days. Then she was left battling a furiously stubborn cold, and then final…

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Letter from AmeriKat: Uggs, The Daily fight, Bayh-Dole turns 30, & more!!

December 12th, 2010 · No Comments

The AmeriKat has managed to survive a week bursting with holiday work parties, lunches, dinners, and dances. Although always eager to socialize and mingle in the festive holiday cheer, by the end of last week – having sustained 6 holiday events in the…

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