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Private Copyright: Digital Rights Management Systems And The Consumer, Victor Nicholas Knipe
Private Copyright: Digital Rights Management Systems And The Consumer, Victor Nicholas Knipe
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Digital Rights Managements (DRM) systems impact the digital content and software marketplace on several levels. The issues include copyright law, contract law, privacy, antitrust, and consumer protection. This paper examines how DRM systems affect the consumer and what changes can be made to bring about a more sensible and transparent market in the United States.
The Need For Software Innovation Policy, Christopher Riley
The Need For Software Innovation Policy, Christopher Riley
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This paper examines the current legal treatment of software innovation. It argues that recent judicial standards for the regulation of software innovation do not adequately protect innovation. It presents an original standard for the regulation of software innovation, one intended to guide judicial decisions in contributory copyright liability, in interpretations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and in every courtroom where a developer is on trial for the mere creation and distribution of software. The standard presented in this paper separates the questions of liability and remedy in order to produce an optimal dynamic balance of interests.
Youtube Or Youlose? Can Youtube Survive A Copyright Infringement Lawsuit, Jason C. Breen
Youtube Or Youlose? Can Youtube Survive A Copyright Infringement Lawsuit, Jason C. Breen
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YouTube, and similar video web hosting services, have already been targets of copyright infringement lawsuits. YouTube’s liability is most likely dependant on whether the service meets the requirements of the DMCA safe harbor for service providers under 17 U.S.C.A. § 512(c). This paper briefly examines how YouTube would fare under the different theories of copyright infringement and discusses whether the DMCA safe harbor would be available to YouTube if they were found liable as an infringer. The limited case law available indicates that the DMCA safe harbor will likely facilitate YouTube’s continued existence, unlike services like Grokster, although YouTube would …