Pleased to share my article, “Saving Substantial Similarity,” just published by the Florida Law Review. I found that today’s copyright plaintiffs have the worst win rate in a century and discuss the causes of this trend. I set out three ways to rehabilitate this important doctrine and more broadly address the debates on rules versus standards, the centrality of jury trials, and structural biases within the American justice system. Read it here: https://bit.ly/floridalr_sss

Law review editors often go underappreciated. Glad to acknowledge all forty here and in my article for their remarkable work. Thanks!

Joseph A. Beguiristain Katie Biggs Emily Burwell, Barrett Cappadonna Jacquelyn Caroe Megan Casserlie Peter Chan Makala Furse Matthew Galligan Jonathan Graham Qasim Haq Alexia Harkley Chloe Horton Rachel Kagan, Austin Klein Jody-Ann Knight, Brantley Mayers Joshua McCroskey Meagan McGurl Courtney Meyer Josh Miller Sarah Niss Harrison O’Keefe Caitlin Otis Brandon Palacio Dominyka Plukaite Payton Pope Shani Rapapport Matthew Richard James Ritter Kendall Ryant Rachael Schafer Scott Slaney Evelyn María Veras Will Weber Evelyn White Lainey Williams Paige Williams Alex Woelffer Julie Zolty

#copyright #empirical #jurytrials #structuralbias University of Illinois Chicago School of Law