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A Theory Of Copyright Authorship, Christopher Buccafusco
A Theory Of Copyright Authorship, Christopher Buccafusco
Faculty Scholarship
The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to grant rights to “Authors” for their “Writings.” Despite the centrality of these terms to copyright jurisprudence, neither the courts nor scholars have provided coherent theories about what makes a person an author or what makes a thing a writing. This article articulates and defends a theory of copyrightable authorship. It argues that authorship involves the intentional creation of mental effects in an audience. A writing, then, is any fixed medium capable of producing mental effects. According to this theory, copyright may attach to the original, fixed, and minimally creative form or manner …
What's A Name Worth?: Experimental Tests Of The Value Of Attribution In Intellectual Property, Christopher Jon Sprigman, Christopher Buccafusco, Zachary C. Burns
What's A Name Worth?: Experimental Tests Of The Value Of Attribution In Intellectual Property, Christopher Jon Sprigman, Christopher Buccafusco, Zachary C. Burns
Faculty Scholarship
Despite considerable research suggesting that creators value attribution – i.e., being named as the creator of a work – U.S. intellectual property (IP) law does not provide a right to attribution to the vast majority of creators. On the other side of the Atlantic, however, many European countries give creators, at least in their copyright laws, much stronger rights to attribution. At first blush it may seem that the U.S. has gotten it wrong, and the Europeans have made a better policy choice in providing to creators a right that they value. But for reasons we will explain in this …
Reasons To Write, Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
A Jag In La La Land, Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
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.
Toward A Theory Of Copyright: The Metamorphoses Of “Authorship”, Peter Jaszi
Toward A Theory Of Copyright: The Metamorphoses Of “Authorship”, Peter Jaszi
Duke Law Journal
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The Search For An Author: Shakespeare And The Framers, James Boyle
The Search For An Author: Shakespeare And The Framers, James Boyle
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
In Re “William Shakespeare”, James Boyle