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An Idea Of Authorship: Orson Welles, The War Of The Worlds Copyright, And Why We Should Recognize Idea-Contributors As Joint Authors, Timothy J. Mcfarlin Jan 2016

An Idea Of Authorship: Orson Welles, The War Of The Worlds Copyright, And Why We Should Recognize Idea-Contributors As Joint Authors, Timothy J. Mcfarlin

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Did Orson Welles co-author the infamous War of the Worlds broadcast? The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has told us no, primarily because he only contributed the idea behind the broadcast, and ideas alone can’t be copyrighted. “An Idea of Authorship” challenges this premise—that ideas, no matter how significant, cannot qualify for joint authorship in collaborative works—and argues that we as a society should, under certain circumstances, recognize idea-contributors like Welles as joint authors. We should do so to further our society’s interest in encouraging future creations, as well as out of a sense of equity and fairness to idea-contributors, …


Deprivatizing Copyright, Subha Ghush Jan 2003

Deprivatizing Copyright, Subha Ghush

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Comment: Copywrongs Will Not Make Copyright, Mark Avsec Jan 2003

Comment: Copywrongs Will Not Make Copyright, Mark Avsec

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A Comment On New York Times V. Tasini, David Lange Jan 2003

A Comment On New York Times V. Tasini, David Lange

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Overlapping Interests In Derivative Works And Compilations, Christine Wallace Jan 1984

Overlapping Interests In Derivative Works And Compilations, Christine Wallace

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Judicial Creation Of The Prima Facie Tort Of Plagiarism In Furtherance Of American Protection Of Moral Rights, Carolyn W. Davenport Jan 1979

Judicial Creation Of The Prima Facie Tort Of Plagiarism In Furtherance Of American Protection Of Moral Rights, Carolyn W. Davenport

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Performers' Rights Under The General Revision Of Copyright Law, L. James Juliano Jan 1978

Performers' Rights Under The General Revision Of Copyright Law, L. James Juliano

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Copyrights--Infringement--Pictorial Works [ United Artists Televwson, Inc. V. Fortnightly Corp., 255 F. Supp. 177 (S.D.N.Y. 1966)], Robert J. Crump Jan 1967

Copyrights--Infringement--Pictorial Works [ United Artists Televwson, Inc. V. Fortnightly Corp., 255 F. Supp. 177 (S.D.N.Y. 1966)], Robert J. Crump

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Renewal Rights, A Statutory Anachronism, Thomas R. Skulina Jan 1959

Renewal Rights, A Statutory Anachronism, Thomas R. Skulina

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