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Computer Ram 'Copies:' Hit Or Myth? Historical Perspectives On Caching As A Microcosm Of Current Copyright Concerns, I. Trotter Hardy Apr 1997

Computer Ram 'Copies:' Hit Or Myth? Historical Perspectives On Caching As A Microcosm Of Current Copyright Concerns, I. Trotter Hardy

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Response To David Nimmer, ‘Copyright In The Dead Sea Scrolls: Authorship And Originality’, Martha Woodmansee Jan 1997

Response To David Nimmer, ‘Copyright In The Dead Sea Scrolls: Authorship And Originality’, Martha Woodmansee

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Response to David Nimmer's article "Authorship and Originality."


On The Author Effect: Recovering Collectivity, Martha Woodmansee Jan 1997

On The Author Effect: Recovering Collectivity, Martha Woodmansee

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Intellectual Property In The Era Of The Creative Computer Program, Ralph D. Clifford Jan 1997

Intellectual Property In The Era Of The Creative Computer Program, Ralph D. Clifford

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Computer scientists, using artificial intelligence techniques such as neural networks, are enabling computers to independently create works that appear to qualify for federal intellectual property protection. In at least one case, the creator of this kind of program has registered its output, a series of musical compositions, under his name as author with United States Copyright Office. Whether the output of the computer satisfies the statutory and constitutional requisites for protection is questionable, however. The author of this Article argues that the output of an autonomously creative computer program cannot be protected under the current copyright and patent laws. Further, …


Legitimacy And The Useful Arts, Craig Allen Nard Jan 1997

Legitimacy And The Useful Arts, Craig Allen Nard

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The fundamental question this Article addresses is who should be primarily responsible for making patent validity determinations: the courts5 or the Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”)?6 Which entity *517 would best serve the constitutional goal of promoting the progress of the useful arts?