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Roundtable Panel Iii: Digital Audio, Michael Carlinsky, Steven Fabrizio, Katherine Forrest, Nic Garnett
Roundtable Panel Iii: Digital Audio, Michael Carlinsky, Steven Fabrizio, Katherine Forrest, Nic Garnett
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
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Better Patent Law For International Commitment - The Amendment Of Chinese Patent Law, Jiwen Chen
Better Patent Law For International Commitment - The Amendment Of Chinese Patent Law, Jiwen Chen
Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business
On August 25, 2000, the Chinese National People’s Congress (“NPC”) passed and amendment to the Chinese Patent Law. The Chinese Patent Law was enacted in 1984 and first amended in 1992. This second Amendment, in August of 2000, was made in anticipation of China’s accession to World Trade Organization (“WTO”) and in response to the need for protection of domestinc intellectual property rights.
Chillin' Effect Of Section 506: The Battle Over Digital Sampling In Rap Music, Ronald Gaither
Chillin' Effect Of Section 506: The Battle Over Digital Sampling In Rap Music, Ronald Gaither
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
Digital samples are to rap music as precedent is to the practice of law. Lawyers, mindful of the principle of stare decisis, mine court opinions for arguments to support legal theories. Similarly, rappers use the lyrics and musical arrangements found in previously recorded works to spin out new and creative pieces. But where-as no one worries when a lawyer quotes pieces of old case law to fashion her arguments in a novel case, rappers' heavy reliance on digital sampling routinely puts their community front and center in a debate over copyright infringement...
Considering the severity of most criminal penalties for …