… from 2006.

http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/03/technology/rimm_ntp/

An article from last summer – Virginia Times – addressing legislative efforts around the country.

http://www.virginiabusiness.com/news/article/taking-aim-at-patent-trolls

http://www.macrumors.com/2015/03/30/apple-ericsson-itc-investigation/

This article was published before the Supreme Court decision. But note what MIT is saying about the technology. THAT’S the bigger issue.

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/509926/watch-out-for-the-startup-using-tiny-antennas-to-show-the-oscars-on-an-iphone/

https://www.aereo.com/

… after the case was decided. I’ve included the image from the article here, as well.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-rules-against-aereo-sides-with-broadcasters-in-copyright-case-1403705891

Here’s an image that might help …

This one is a bit more hopeful. A bit.

http://www.commlawblog.com/2014/06/articles/broadcast/the-supreme-courts-aereo-decision-what-it-says-what-it-means/

This article is from last summer, just after the case was decided.

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/06/abc_v_aereo_ruling_the_supreme_court_s_terrible_technological_analogies.single.html

… millions in copyright royalties, that is.  (Sorry – couldn’t resist!)

These two articles discuss the recent decision by a Los Angeles jury that found Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” unintentionally plagiarized Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up.”

In the Chicago Tribune article, the author provides a cursory overview of the evolution of IP protection in the US and believes that the case turned on one key issue: Is the point to protect the moral rights of the original author or to maximize socially valuable artistic production? The Author argues that artistic production is more important and such decisions as these will inhibit artistic creation.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-blurred-lines-robin-thicke-court-perspec-0317-20150316-story.html  

This article is on the Room for Debate section of the NY Times and has contributions from multiple authors with varying perspectives.

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/03/17/robin-thicke-pharrell-williams-and-a-blurry-copyright-law/musicians-can-avoid-copyright-suits-by-showing-sense-and-respect