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2001

Intellectual Property Law

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Not A Spike Lee Joint? Issues In The Authorship Of Motion Pictures Under U.S. Copyright Law, Jay Dougherty Sep 2001

Not A Spike Lee Joint? Issues In The Authorship Of Motion Pictures Under U.S. Copyright Law, Jay Dougherty

Jay Dougherty

Motion pictures are highly collaborative works. This article reviews fundamental concepts of authorship and joint authorship under copyright law, discusses the numerous creative contributions made to a motion picture, and analyzes what exactly should be protectable authorship in the motion picture context, including with respect to actors' performances. It also briefly considers international law of film authorship, and recommends a legal approach to problems of authorship in motion pictures.


A Era Pós-Napster, Ivo T. Gico Dec 2000

A Era Pós-Napster, Ivo T. Gico

Ivo Teixeira Gico Jr.

O artigo analisa questões referentes à divugação não autorizada de obras artísticas pela internet e os problemas enfrentados pela indústria fonográfica, contrastando o direito ao acesso à informação, controle e seu papel fundamental na construção de uma democracia. The article examines issues relating to unauthorized disclosure of artistic works on the Internet and the problems faced by the music industry, opposed by the access to information rights, control and its fundamental role in the building of a democracy.