In Case You Missed It (Law)
Digest for Tuesday March 14, 2023

First, from www.nytimes.com: Elizabeth Warren: We Can Prevent More Bank Failures
The recent bank failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have been linked to the weakening of financial regulations in Washington over the past few years. Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized the decision to roll back the Dodd-Frank Act, arguing that banks like these were still too big to be exempt from stringent requirements. She also called for accountability from the executives of these banks, who have been rewarded with millions in compensation for their risky management. Warren is now urging Congress and the Federal Reserve to reverse the deregulation of the Trump era, and to ensure that businesses are fully covered by deposit insurance.

Next, from copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com: The Pastiche in Copyright Law – Towards a European Right to Remix - Kluwer Copyright Blog
This blog post examines the concept of pastiche as transposed into German copyright law as part of Article 17 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive from 2019. The study provides a legal interpretation of pastiche in copyright law, analysing the intentions of the European and German legislators when introducing the provision. It identifies several characteristics that constitute the concept of pastiche and proposes a copyright-specific definition of “pastiche”. The definition can be applied to any faithful transposition of pastiche in any national copyright law and can enrich the interpretation of pastiche by national courts.

Finally, from www.techdirt.com: It’s One API, Michael. What Could It Cost? $42,000 Per Month?
A new report has revealed that Twitter's API access could now cost up to $42,000 per month. This has caused concern amongst academics and researchers, who have long relied on the site's free API to conduct research. Elon Musk has been criticized for his decision to revoke free access to the API, as well as for his suggested $100/month fee, which appears to have very limited functionality. This has raised questions about the company's decision-making process, and how it will affect users.

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Today's paper of the day is A SAD New Category of Abusive Intellectual Property Litigation by Eric Goldman. This paper discusses the "Schedule A Defendants Scheme" which is a mass-defendant intellectual property litigation system that is most prevalent in the Northern District of Illinois. This scheme takes advantage of legal weaknesses and a desire to reduce liability exposure by online marketplaces, to extract settlements from online vendors without proving that the defendants have been properly served or that the court has personal jurisdiction over them. It is estimated that this system has cost the federal courts a quarter-billion dollars. The paper concludes with potential ways to curb this system.

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