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British Invasion: Importing The United Kingdom's Orphan Works Solution To United States Copyright Law, Abigail Bunce
British Invasion: Importing The United Kingdom's Orphan Works Solution To United States Copyright Law, Abigail Bunce
Northwestern University Law Review
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Communication Breakdown: The Recording Industry's Pursuit Of The Individual Music User, A Comparison Of U.S. And E.U. Copyright Protections For Internet Music File Sharing, Ryan Bates
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
While music file sharing over the internet has become a common practice in recent years, record companies blame the illegal swapping for a 31% drop in compact disk sales since mid-2000. In an ever-evolving attempt to gain a stronghold on the distribution of digital music via the internet, the recording industry recently began filing lawsuits against the individual internet "file sharer" in both the United States the European Union.
This comment examines the development of copyright protections in the United States and the European Union, including recent legislation under each system, and argues that a balance of rights and technical …