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William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 10.1, Cultural Theory: Premises. COPYME. William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 10.1, Cultural Theory: Premises. EricGoldmanJuly2012. E-Commerce and Copyright Handout by Eric Goldman. E-Commerce and Copyright By Eric Goldman, Cooley Godward (egoldman@cooley.com) Copyright Basics.

E-Commerce and Copyright Handout by Eric Goldman

Constitutionally granted monopoly codified by the 1976 Copyright Act. Copyright protects original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. · original: does not need to be novel/unique, but must be created by the author · works of authorship: expression v. facts; expression v. ideas. Feist is a landmark 1991 Supreme Court case. . · fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright is owned by the author unless it is created by an employee in the scope of employment or there is a written assignment/WFH or exclusive license. Copyright owners have 6 exclusive rights: reproduce, distribute, create derivative works, publicly perform (certain categories), display publicly (certain categories), digitally perform (sound recordings).

The exclusive rights are limited a number of ways. Francis Davey: Copying, sharing and remixing - what do you think? I am completing a part-time LLM (masters) in computer and communications law with Queen Mary University London.

Francis Davey: Copying, sharing and remixing - what do you think?

I would really appreciate your help in completing a survey. It should take less than 5 minutes to complete. If you want to know more about the survey, read on... I, like many lawyers, spend a lot of time thinking, talking and writing about intellectual property law and, in particular, copyright. But law is not the whole story. People may also be driven by socially accepted rules of conduct known as social norms. Review of the EU copyright rules - Consultations - The EU Single Market. Target group All stakeholders are welcome to contribute to this consultation.

Review of the EU copyright rules - Consultations - The EU Single Market

Contributions are particularly sought from consumers, users, authors, performers, publishers, producers, broadcasters, intermediaries, distributors and other service providers, Collective Management Organisations, public authorities and Member States. Objective. Review of the EU copyright rules - Consultations - The EU Single Market. Would you like to join CopyrightX to learn more about Copyright issue. CopyrightX_Assessment. “Six Strikes”Copyright Alert System Costs Millions. New tax records reveal that the Center for Copyright Information, the outfit overseeing the “six strikes” copyright alert system in the U.S., costs $2 million a year to run.

“Six Strikes”Copyright Alert System Costs Millions

This previously undisclosed sum is shared between the RIAA, MPAA and the five participating Internet providers. The true cost of the copyright alert system is expected to be millions more, as the copyright holders and ISPs pay separately for tracking the alleged pirates and processing the warnings. Two years ago the MPAA and RIAA teamed up with five major Internet providers to announce their “six strikes” anti-piracy plan. In Spain, website owners can now get six years in prison for linking to copyrighted material.

DMCA Abuse Will Cause Censored Product Review to Go Viral. A manufacturer of studio lighting is about to discover that censoring critics is a very bad idea indeed.

DMCA Abuse Will Cause Censored Product Review to Go Viral

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The U.S. Proposal for an Intellectual Property Chapter in the Tr. Case law. AHRC/SCRIPT - a law and technology centre at the University of Edinburgh sponsored by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. IP foresight forum. CIPIL CopyR seminars. MIT Online Copyright course by Keith Winstein - Introduction to. US CopyR registration. Copyright news. Copyright related blogs. Course material. CopyrightX G+ community. Video lectures. Search Results. Marshall Leaffer is the Distinguished Scholar in Intellectual Property Law and University Fellow at the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University and is an internationally known intellectual property law scholar.

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He teaches copyright law, trademark law, intellectual prope... Monday, February 10, 2014 Shyam Balganesh’s scholarship focuses on understanding how intellectual property and innovation policy can benefit from the use of ideas, concepts and structures from different areas of private law.

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William Fisher Homepage. "CFL - the essential handbook" launches. "Copyright for Librarians" (CFL) is an online open curriculum on copyright law that was developed jointly with Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society.

"CFL - the essential handbook" launches

Re-designed as a brand new textbook, "Copyright for Librarians: the essential handbook" can be used as a stand-alone resource or as a companion to the online version which contains additional links and references for students who wish to pursue any topic in greater depth. Delve into copyright theory, understand the public domain or explore enforcement. With a new index and a handy Glossary, the Handbook is concise reading for librarians who want to hone their skills in 2013, and for anyone learning about or teaching copyright law in the information field. “...What makes this volume so special – and so uniquely valuable – is that it puts reliable guidance in the framework of a broader analysis of copyright policy, focusing attention on the role that librarians can play. Peter Jaszi, Professor of Law, American University Law School.