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The Social Contract And Authorship: Allocating Entitlements In The Copyright System. , Alina Ng Dec 2008

The Social Contract And Authorship: Allocating Entitlements In The Copyright System. , Alina Ng

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Intellectual Property Rights In An Attorney’S Work Product, Ralph D. Clifford Jan 2008

Intellectual Property Rights In An Attorney’S Work Product, Ralph D. Clifford

Faculty Publications

This paper addresses the main intellectual property consequences of practicing law and whether attorneys can prevent others from using their work-product. The article does not assume that the reader is an expert in intellectual property law; instead, it is designed to answer the types of questions practitioners have about their rights.


Authors And Readers: Conceptualizing Authorship In Copyright Law, Alina Ng Dec 2007

Authors And Readers: Conceptualizing Authorship In Copyright Law, Alina Ng

Alina Ng

Copyright law recognizes authors as the first owners of copyright. However, there is paucity in literature in copyright analysis of the author and the rights which should be granted by virtue of the very act of creativity in the production of literary and artistic works. This indicates insufficient attention paid to a concept that is so central to a law that primarily aims to encourage authorship for society’s benefit. The idea of the author and authorship as a creative process is central to copyright analysis. Deeper analysis of the author and creative authorship will provide insights into how the law …