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Inducement Liability For Copyright Infringement Is Born: The Supreme Court Attempts To Remedy The Law's Broken Leg With A Cast On The Arm, Evan F. Fitts
Missouri Law Review
In the wake of Napster's demise, several software companies emerged, intending to capitalize on the high demand for free software that would enable users to access copyrighted music. Grokster, Ltd. ("Grokster") and StreamCast Networks, Inc. ("StreamCast") were two such software companies that, like Napster, were eventually sued for copyright infringement by numerous entertainment industry copyright holders. In Metro-GodwynMayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., the Supreme Court attempted to clarify when a product distributor could be held liable for the infinging acts of a third party that used its product. This note argues that although the Supreme Court's decision introduced a …
Highest Form Of Flattery - Application Of The Fair Use Defense Against Copyright Claims For Unauthorized Appropriation Of Litigation Documents, The, Davida H. Isaacs
Highest Form Of Flattery - Application Of The Fair Use Defense Against Copyright Claims For Unauthorized Appropriation Of Litigation Documents, The, Davida H. Isaacs
Missouri Law Review
Part II of the Article examines which types of legal works are entitled to the limited-time monopoly provided by copyright protection. Reviewing both the purpose of the memorandum of law and the complaint, as well as the process of drafting those documents, it becomes clear that not all such documents are the formulaic, fill-in-the-blanks works that some people may imagine. Indeed, many contain some portions which entail both original effort and creative judgment. For those documents in which the idea behind the original, creative expression may be expressed in a myriad of other ways, protection is proper. Portions of many …