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Intellectual Property Law

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law

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2020

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A Quarter Century Of International Copyright On Software, Marketa Trimble Jan 2020

A Quarter Century Of International Copyright On Software, Marketa Trimble

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Public Art, Public Space, And The Panorama Right, Mary Lafrance Jan 2020

Public Art, Public Space, And The Panorama Right, Mary Lafrance

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When art is installed in public spaces in the United States, the public's right to capture and share images for commercial or noncommercial purposes is not clearly defined by federal copyright law. This has led to both actual and threatened litigation. In the absence of a specific copyright rule designed to address these disputes, they must be resolved under a patchwork of other doctrines that are uncertain in scope, including fair use, de minimis use, and the statutory exception for images of architectural works, but none of these provide predictable results. In contrast, many foreign jurisdictions have enacted 'freedom of …