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Creative Reading, Jessica Litman
Creative Reading, Jessica Litman
Law and Contemporary Problems
Litman argues that by ignoring the central importance of readers, listeners, viewers, and players in the copyright scheme, the essential policy question in determining whether a use of copyrighted material should be lawful is the way the use looks from the viewpoint of the copyright owner is conceded. The comfort level supplied by an implied license analysis is emblematic of the failure to pay enough attention to reader interests and there is need to take another look at copyright, keeping the significance of readers, listeners, and viewers in mind. Furthermore, failure to pay sufficient attention to the interests of readers, …
Should A Licensing Market Require Licensing?, Mark A. Lemley
Should A Licensing Market Require Licensing?, Mark A. Lemley
Law and Contemporary Problems
Many circumstances fair use should separate the idea that the copyright owner should be compensated for a use from the idea that the copyright owner should be able to control that use. The licensing-market cases provide a perfect vehicle for dividing rights but if a use is considered unfair because the copyright owner could have gotten paid to permit that use, the argument may or may not justify compensating the copyright owner for the loss, but it does not justify giving the copyright owner control over the defendant's use. Here, Lemley explains the development of the licensing-market rationale, critiques of …
Payment In Credit: Copyright Law And Subcultural Creativity, Rebecca Tushnet
Payment In Credit: Copyright Law And Subcultural Creativity, Rebecca Tushnet
Law and Contemporary Problems
Copyright lawyers talk and write a lot about the uncertainties of fair use and the deterrent effects of a clearance culture on publishers, teachers, filmmakers, and the like, but know less about the choices people make about copyright on a daily basis, especially when they are not working. Here, Tushnet examines one subcultural group that engages in a variety of practices, from pure copying and distribution of others' works to creation of new stories, art, and audiovisual works: the media-fan community. Among other things, she discusses some differences between fair use and fan practices, focused around attribution as an alternative …
Romans, Roads, And Romantic Creators: Traditions Of Public Property In The Information Age , Carol M. Rose
Romans, Roads, And Romantic Creators: Traditions Of Public Property In The Information Age , Carol M. Rose
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
Reconciling What The First Amendment Forbids With What The Copyright Clause Permits: A Summary Explanation And Review, William W. Van Alstyne
Reconciling What The First Amendment Forbids With What The Copyright Clause Permits: A Summary Explanation And Review, William W. Van Alstyne
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
The Second Enclosure Movement And The Construction Of The Public Domain, James Boyle
The Second Enclosure Movement And The Construction Of The Public Domain, James Boyle
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
A Contractually Reconstructed Research Commons For Scientific Data In A Highly Protectionist Intellectual Property Environment, J. H. Reichman, Paul F. Uhlir
A Contractually Reconstructed Research Commons For Scientific Data In A Highly Protectionist Intellectual Property Environment, J. H. Reichman, Paul F. Uhlir
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
“Fairest Of Them All” And Other Fairy Tales Of Fair Use, David Nimmer
“Fairest Of Them All” And Other Fairy Tales Of Fair Use, David Nimmer
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
Nine-Tenths Of The Law: The English Copyright Debates And The Rhetoric Of The Public Domain , Mark Rose
Nine-Tenths Of The Law: The English Copyright Debates And The Rhetoric Of The Public Domain , Mark Rose
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
Ideas, Artifacts, And Facilities: Information As A Common-Pool Resource, Charlotte Hess, Elinor Ostrom
Ideas, Artifacts, And Facilities: Information As A Common-Pool Resource, Charlotte Hess, Elinor Ostrom
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
Through The Looking Glass: Alice And The Constitutional Foundations Of The Public Domain , Yochai Benkler
Through The Looking Glass: Alice And The Constitutional Foundations Of The Public Domain , Yochai Benkler
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
Mapping The Digital Public Domain: Threats And Opportunities, Pamela Samuelson
Mapping The Digital Public Domain: Threats And Opportunities, Pamela Samuelson
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
Bayh-Dole Reform And The Progress Of Biomedicine, Arti K. Rai, Rebecca S. Eisenberg
Bayh-Dole Reform And The Progress Of Biomedicine, Arti K. Rai, Rebecca S. Eisenberg
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
Foreword: The Opposite Of Property?, James Boyle
Foreword: The Opposite Of Property?, James Boyle
Law and Contemporary Problems
In November of 2001, Duke University School of Law held a conference on the public domain; the "outside" of the intellectual property system, the material that is free for all to use and to build upon.1 So far as we could tell, this was the first conference on the subject, which is surprising when one realizes the central role of the public domain in our traditions of speech, innovation and culture. In many ways, this imbalance-the hundreds of conferences, centers and initiatives that have intellectual property as their focus, and the comparative dearth of attention on the public domain-provided the …
Reimagining The Public Domain, David Lange
Reimagining The Public Domain, David Lange
Law and Contemporary Problems
In a paper included among this collection of works from the Duke Law School’s Conference on the Public Domain, James Boyle kindly credits an early essay of mine, Recognizing the Public Domain, with having contributed initially to the contemporary study of the subject. Boyle quotes a passage from that essay in which I suggested that "recognition of new intellectual property interests should be offset today by equally deliberate recognition of individual rights in the public domain . . . . Each [intellectual property] right ought to be marked off clearly against the public domain."
Two Relationships To A Cultural Public Domain
Two Relationships To A Cultural Public Domain
Law and Contemporary Problems
It's been well over ten years since Negativland was sued by Island Records for supposed copyright infringement, trademark infringement, defamation of character and consumer fraud contained in our 1991 U2 single. In the big wide world of the ownership of ideas, a lot has changed since then-the advent of the Internet and its worldwide empowerment of individuals through personalized interconnection, the effects of economic globalization and how it bypasses both the ideologies of local governments and the rule of their national laws, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act with which intellectual property owners are attempting to survive as all these …
Piracy In Russia And China: A Different U.S. Reaction, Connie Neigel
Piracy In Russia And China: A Different U.S. Reaction, Connie Neigel
Law and Contemporary Problems
Both Russia and China refused to adopt international copyright agreements until pressured by other countries, particularly the US. The US has pursued China's copyright abuses more aggressively than it has pursued similar abuses by Russia. Neigel attempts to explain the reasons for this disparate treatment.
505 And All That—The Defendant’S Dilemma, Peter Jaszi
505 And All That—The Defendant’S Dilemma, Peter Jaszi
Law and Contemporary Problems
Section 505 of the Copyright Act of 1909 was carried forth, without substantive change, into the Copyright Act of 1976. An assessment of section 505 is presented.
Nation, Duration, Violation, Harmonization: An International Copyright Proposal For The United States, David Nimmer
Nation, Duration, Violation, Harmonization: An International Copyright Proposal For The United States, David Nimmer
Law and Contemporary Problems
Throughout most of its history, the US has adopted copyright laws independent of the outside world. That changed in 1989 when Congress joined the Berne Convention.
Design Protection And The Legislative Agenda, J. H. Reichman
Design Protection And The Legislative Agenda, J. H. Reichman
Law and Contemporary Problems
An argument is made that an appropriate design protection law is in the best interests of the US. Without such a design law, industries will continue to seek anti-competitive protection from the government.
Computer Programs, User Interfaces, And Section 102(B) Of The Copyright Act Of 1976: A Critique Of Lotus V. Paperback, Pamela Samuelson
Computer Programs, User Interfaces, And Section 102(B) Of The Copyright Act Of 1976: A Critique Of Lotus V. Paperback, Pamela Samuelson
Law and Contemporary Problems
The Supreme Court's landmark ruling "Lotus Development Corp vs Paperback Software International" is critiqued. The ruling did not resolve the issue of whether copyright law protects user interfaces.
Robert W. Kastenmeier: Copyright Legislator Par Excellence, Michael J. Remington
Robert W. Kastenmeier: Copyright Legislator Par Excellence, Michael J. Remington
Law and Contemporary Problems
The legacy of Robert W. Kastenmeier, former Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Administration of Justice, is discussed. Kastenmeier deserves praise for his leadership on patent and copyright laws.
Copyright, Potential Markets, And The User Interface: Defining The Scope Of The Limited Monopoly, Todd D. Daubert
Copyright, Potential Markets, And The User Interface: Defining The Scope Of The Limited Monopoly, Todd D. Daubert
Law and Contemporary Problems
Although most court cases involving copyright protection of the user interface appear to have been decided correctly on their facts, the language of the decisions has left uncertainty as to the scope of protection.
Grading The Performance Of A Legislator, Leo J. Raskind
Grading The Performance Of A Legislator, Leo J. Raskind
Law and Contemporary Problems
The case is made that Rep Robert Kastenmeier should be honored as a distinguished public servant. His record reflects both a concern for the public interest and a sensitivity to the needs of special interest groups.
Foreword: A Tribute To Robert W. Kastenmeier, L. Ray Patterson, David Lange
Foreword: A Tribute To Robert W. Kastenmeier, L. Ray Patterson, David Lange
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
The Tell-Tale “Heart”: Determining “Fair” Use Of Unpublished Texts, Karen Burke Lefevre
The Tell-Tale “Heart”: Determining “Fair” Use Of Unpublished Texts, Karen Burke Lefevre
Law and Contemporary Problems
Copyright laws require that courts consider at least four factors in determining whether a quotation or close paraphrase of another's unpublished work without permission falls under "fair use." Several cases involving "fairuse" are discussed.
Understanding Fair Use, L. Ray Patterson
Understanding Fair Use, L. Ray Patterson
Law and Contemporary Problems
Prior to creation of the fair use doctrine, an author had a limited right to use another author's copyright. The origin of the fair use doctrine is examined.
Originality And Creativity In Copyright Law, Howard B. Abrams
Originality And Creativity In Copyright Law, Howard B. Abrams
Law and Contemporary Problems
Copyright law can be broadly viewed as a system that seeks an appropriate balance between the rights of authors and publishers with the rights of users and consumers. The case of "Feist Publications Inc vs Rural Telephone Service Co" is discussed.
At Play In The Fields Of The Word: Copyright And The Construction Of Authorship In The Post-Literate Millennium, David Lange
At Play In The Fields Of The Word: Copyright And The Construction Of Authorship In The Post-Literate Millennium, David Lange
Law and Contemporary Problems
The future of intellectual property rights is discussed. The emergence of new technologies will free authors from the constraints of publishers, and may lead to the transformation of copyright law.
Copyright And Information Policy, Jessica Litman
Copyright And Information Policy, Jessica Litman
Law and Contemporary Problems
The basic principle that copyright protects neither ideas nor information has eroded recently. Recent court decisions and government policies that expand copyright laws are discussed.