SCOTUS Expansion of Fair Use Erodes Copyright Protection  The Supreme Court in 'Google v. Oracle' dramatically expands fair use to allow copyrighted materials to be used more freely in technology settings. The ruling will likely expand fair use in other environments, as it is applied to a recent Second Circuit ruling.  By Jonathan Bick

When 'Visibility' on the Internet Does Not Implicate the 'Display' Right  Courts are split on whether it is copyright infringement to link to or "embed" a post from a social media site intended for sharing posts, when the post (and all of its content) remains on the original server. Does the location of the server matter? Does a new copyright claim accrue anew each day an image is visible on the internet?  By Nancy A. Del Pizzo 

A Sea Change for Patent Plaintiffs in Texas  A recent order issued in Texas could have a rippling effect on cases filed not only in Texas but throughout the entire nation, as patent practitioners may now turn to the nation's other patent litigation hotspots. By James J. DeCarlo, Rose Cordero Prey and Jade Li-Yu Chen