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2002

Copyright

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Digital Millennium Copyright Act: A True And Illustrative Dmca Case Study, Raleigh Muns Jun 2002

Digital Millennium Copyright Act: A True And Illustrative Dmca Case Study, Raleigh Muns

Raleigh Muns

This essay anecdotally presents a real life scenario where the California Prison Industry Authority attempted to have a web page removed under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The author of the page and this essay successfully pointed out that under the existing Fair Use provisions of US copyright law (17 USC Sec. 107) there were no grounds for removal of the web page.

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Copyright, E-Commerce And The World Wide Web, Daniel J. Gervais Dec 2001

Copyright, E-Commerce And The World Wide Web, Daniel J. Gervais

Daniel J Gervais

This early (2001) piece on the impact of the online environment on the significance and enforcement of copyright is now available online. It begins by defining concepts that were new at the time, such as Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Electronic Copyright management Systems (ECMS), and the changes in business models, both those already taking place and those that could be expected to happen. It then explores the notions of negative and positive licensing and makes the point, which future events would seem to bear out, that both right holders and users do better when right holders focus on maximizing …

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