Copyright Law: Chapter 1 and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code Circular 92 § 101 . Except as otherwise provided in this title, as used in this title, the following terms and their variant forms mean the following: An “anonymous work” is a work on the copies or phonorecords of which no natural person is identified as author. An “architectural work” is the design of a building as embodied in any tangible medium of expression, including a building, architectural plans, or drawings. “Audiovisual works” are works that consist of a series of related images which are intrinsically intended to be shown by the use of machines or devices such as projectors, viewers, or electronic equipment, together with accompanying sounds, if any, regardless of the nature of the material objects, such as films or tapes, in which the works are embodied. A person’s “children” are that person’s immediate offspring, whether legitimate or not, and any children legally adopted by that person. (3) the Berne Convention;
Fair Use Evaluator What this tool can do for you: What this tool cannot do for you: Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center Educational Use of Media: Exemptions to the DMCA The 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act makes it illegal to bypass the software "locks" on DVDs and other digital media, colloquially known as Digital Rights Management. Every three years, however, the Copyright Office of the United States reviews petitions to create specific exemptions to this ban on circumvention. In the 2006 rulemaking, University of Pennsylvania professors Peter Decherney, Katherine Sender, and Michael Delli Carpini successfully petitioned for an exemption for media professors making clips for teaching purposes. Not only was their exemption granted, but they persuaded the members of the Copyright Office to reconsider the methodology used to evaluate potential exemptions. As a result, the exemption process began to come into line with fair use, and the door was opened for more and broader exemptions. In the 2009 rulemaking, Decherney, Sender, and Delli Carpini were joined by a coalition of organizations to propose an expanded exemption. How do I copy DVDs?
Copyright Law: Chapter 1 and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code Circular 92 § 101 . Except as otherwise provided in this title, as used in this title, the following terms and their variant forms mean the following: An “anonymous work” is a work on the copies or phonorecords of which no natural person is identified as author. An “architectural work” is the design of a building as embodied in any tangible medium of expression, including a building, architectural plans, or drawings. “Audiovisual works” are works that consist of a series of related images which are intrinsically intended to be shown by the use of machines or devices such as projectors, viewers, or electronic equipment, together with accompanying sounds, if any, regardless of the nature of the material objects, such as films or tapes, in which the works are embodied. A person’s “children” are that person’s immediate offspring, whether legitimate or not, and any children legally adopted by that person. (3) the Berne Convention;
Copyright & Fair Use - Summaries of Fair Use Cases The best way to understand the flexible principle of fair use is to review actual cases decided by the courts. Below are summaries of a variety of fair use cases. Cases Involving Text Fair use. Artwork, Visual Arts, and Audiovisual Cases Fair use. Internet Cases Fair use. Music Cases Fair use. Parody Cases Fair use.
Case Summaries Courts have ruled on the question of fair use in numerous cases, and the following summaries offer insight into the relatively moderate number of cases that are particularly instructive for the university community. Seldom have courts had to rule in cases that are specifically about the work of academics, so we most often need to derive lessons from cases raising comparable issues. These summaries generally follow the framework of the four factors outlined in the fair use statute, Section 107 of the Copyright Act: The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes.The nature of the copyrighted work.The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole.The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. Cases of interest: Teaching: Copies for Classroom Instruction Cambridge University Press v. See our blog post on this case here.
What's at Stake in the Georgia State Copyright Case - The Chronicle Review A closely watched trial in federal court in Atlanta, Cambridge University Press et al. v. Patton et al., is pitting faculty, libraries, and publishers against one another in a case that could clarify the nature of copyright and define the meaning of fair use in the digital age. Under copyright law, the doctrine of fair use allows some reproduction of copyrighted material, with a classroom exemption permitting an unspecified amount to be reproduced for educational purposes. At issue before the court is the practice of putting class readings on electronic reserve (and, by extension, on faculty Web sites). Kevin L. Director of scholarly communications, Duke University The stakes in this case ought, in my opinion, to be considered from two slightly different perspectives. First, from the perspective of teaching faculty, the potential consequences depend very much on the ultimate decision in the case. Peter J. Executive director, Association of American University Presses Siva Vaidhyanathan
List of copyright case law The following is a list of cases that deal with issues of concern to copyright in various jurisdictions. Some of these cases are leading English cases as the law of copyright in various Commonwealth jurisdictions developed out of English law while these countries were colonies of the British Empire. Other cases provide background in areas of copyright law that may be of interest for the legal reasoning or the conclusions they reach. Australia[edit] Canada[edit] France[edit] Societe Le Chant du Monde v. India[edit] Japan[edit] "Winny copyright infringement case" (2011) Supreme Court Hei 21(A) 1900 New Zealand[edit] Green v. United Kingdom[edit] United States[edit] Note: if no court name is given, according to convention, the case is from the Supreme Court of the United States. See also: List of United States Supreme Court copyright case law See also[edit]
Digital Millennium Copyright Act - Definition, Court Cases, Articles, History - LawBrain The Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") is a law that criminalizes production and dissemination of technology, devices, or services intended to circumvent measures that control access to copyrighted works. Overview The Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a United States law that implements two 1996 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties. The DMCA also covers a range of additional copyright issues related to technology and the Internet. The Act has been at the center of a number of controversial matters related to intellectual property and the Internet because of its prohibition on the circumvention of Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies, its process for the removal of protected content from websites and its safe harbor provision for websites that display copyrighted content that has been posted by users without the consent of the rightholder. Related Resources on FindLaw Web Services by Yahoo!
Copyright group Creative Commons targets web users 29 June 2011Last updated at 18:22 Jonathan Worth's photograph of blogger and Creative Commons supporter Cory Doctorow A campaign has been launched to help people avoid breaking the law when they post pictures, music and videos online. Copyright group Creative Commons has published a guide to identifying material that can be used freely without getting sued. It is also advises individuals how to protect content they have made themselves. Some legal experts say that the system is a stop-gap measure and want to see copyright laws radically reformed. Around 500 million pieces of work are currently covered by Creative Commons. The free-to-use legal licenses add a range of protections to content. At one end of the scale, a rights holder can choose to share their property with anyone, and let them do what they like with it. Stricter versions of the licences protect material from being manipulated or used for commercial purposes. "She is never going to pay me. Legal changes “Start Quote
Harvard Education Letter Volume 27, Number 5September/October 2011 By DAVE SALTMAN Turning Digital Natives into Digital Citizens, continued Turning Digital Natives into Digital Citizens Today’s K–12 students are commonly called “digital natives” because they have grown up with digital technology. Now, educators are teaching digital natives how to become good digital citizens. This is an excerpt from the Harvard Education Letter.
This is the place to get the actual Copyright Laws of the United States in either HTML or PDF. Also has links to historical information going back to 1783. by katrinahsmith Mar 4