A coalition of thirteen technology and intellectual property clinical law professors, including IPAT Clinic Director Jack Lerner, has filed comments with the Copyright Office on the Office’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on law student participation in Copyright Claims Board (CCB) proceedings under the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act. CCB proceedings allow the adjudication of copyright “small claims” disputes.
The professors highlighted a range of concerns, centered on the CASE Act’s opt-out mechanism, that likely will limit their willingness and ability to participate in CCB proceedings. The comments were drafted by the Samuelson-Glushko Technology Law and Policy Clinic at Colorado Law, led by Student Attorneys Cameron Benavides, Sam Retter, and Garrett Janney under the supervision of Professor Blake Reid.