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Some Reflections On Copyright Management Systems And Laws Designed To Protect Them, Julie E. Cohen
Some Reflections On Copyright Management Systems And Laws Designed To Protect Them, Julie E. Cohen
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Copyright management systems (CMS)—technologies that enable copyright owners to regulate reliably and charge automatically for access to digital works—are the wave of the very near future. The advent of digital networks, which make copying and distribution of digital content quick, easy, and undetectable, has provided the impetus for CMS research and development. CMS are premised on the concept of "trusted systems" or "secure digital envelopes" that protect copyrighted content and allow access and subsequent copying only to the extent authorized by the copyright owner. Software developers are testing prototype systems designed to detect, prevent, count, and levy precise charges for …
Legal Fictions: Copyright, Fan Fiction, And A New Common Law, Rebecca Tushnet
Legal Fictions: Copyright, Fan Fiction, And A New Common Law, Rebecca Tushnet
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
A girl owns a number of Barbie dolls. She makes outfits for them and constructs elaborate scenarios in which they play starring roles. She enacts her dramas in her front yard, where passers-by can easily see. Does she violate the law? What if the girl writes down her stories starring Barbie? What happens when she lets her friends read them? What if she e-mails those stories to a Barbie mailing list? What if she posts those stories and a picture of Barbie in her new outfit on her Web page?
Copyright law has long been a concern more for corporations …