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The Copyright Revision Act Of 2026, Jessica Litman
The Copyright Revision Act Of 2026, Jessica Litman
Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review
American copyright law is broken. In fact, its failings are leading lawyers and scholars to find resourceful strategies to work around the deficiencies in the current state of the law. These strategies, the lecturer argues, indicate that a fundamental overhaul of copyright law is imminent. After lamenting the disconnect between academia and the practicing bar and examining the present laws' shortcomings felt by authors, distributors, and consumers alike, the lecturer provides three goals a new copyright regime should meet. First, copyright law should be more easily accessible and, likewise, understandable for non-lawyers. Second, the new copyright laws should reduce the …
Three Cases: A Practitioner's Life In Copyright, Mary Jane Sanders
Three Cases: A Practitioner's Life In Copyright, Mary Jane Sanders
Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review
In this speech, the lecturer highlights three influential Supreme Court decisions on copyright law and explains how these cases have influenced her career. The lecturer explains that the highlighted cases had a lasting impact on the intellectual property world and are still applicable to today's copyright practitioners. Even though intellectual property law now involves more cutting edge technology, issues such as copyright infringement, copyright ownership, and the award of attorney fees will always be fundamental to any copyright litigation.
Navigating The Safe Harbor Rule: The Need For A Dmca Compass, Tiffany N. Beaty
Navigating The Safe Harbor Rule: The Need For A Dmca Compass, Tiffany N. Beaty
Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review
The internet is a medium for more than just email and web browsing. Today, many internet users utilize the internet to access and share music, movies, and other types of media. Copyright law has attempted to keep up with the dynamic nature of the internet; however, this Comment posits it has only been marginally successful. The author examines whether the Safe Harbor Rule of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA) is sufficient in balancing the need to protect copyright owners against the need for Internet Service Providers to be protected from third-party user suits. In doing so, the author concludes …