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Panel Ii: Licensing In The Digital Age: The Future Of Digital Rights Management, Marybeth Peters, Joseph Salvo, Fred Von Lohmann, Hugh C. Hansen
Panel Ii: Licensing In The Digital Age: The Future Of Digital Rights Management, Marybeth Peters, Joseph Salvo, Fred Von Lohmann, Hugh C. Hansen
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
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Panel Ii: Licensing In The Digital Age: The Future Of Digital Rights Management, Marybeth Peters, Joseph Salvo, Fred Von Lohmann, Hugh C. Hansen
Panel Ii: Licensing In The Digital Age: The Future Of Digital Rights Management, Marybeth Peters, Joseph Salvo, Fred Von Lohmann, Hugh C. Hansen
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Some Catching Up To Do, Kara M. Wolke
Some Catching Up To Do, Kara M. Wolke
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
The analysis begins with a discussion of the purposes behind the WPPT and the international recognition of a general sound recording performance right. Part I discusses Congress' partial implementation of the WPPT through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA) and the digital performance right. Part II explores the value that recognition of the full public performance right under the WPPT would create for the American music industry. Finally, Part III proposes a solution in the form of an amendment to the Copyright Act and the coordination of national and international performance rights organizations.
"It's Mine! No, It's Mine! No, It's Mine!" Works-Made-For-Hire, Section 203 Of The Copyright Act, And Sound Recordings, Adam H. Dunst
"It's Mine! No, It's Mine! No, It's Mine!" Works-Made-For-Hire, Section 203 Of The Copyright Act, And Sound Recordings, Adam H. Dunst
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
Under Section 203 of the 1976 Copyright Act, assignments of copyrights by authors after January 1, 1978, are subject to termination starting 35 years through 40 years after the date of the grant, regardless of any term stated in the agreement. Congress intended that authors have the opportunity to repossess copyrights and enjoy future rewards of their creative works at a point in time when they have a better sense of their works' values and more bargaining power. This "second bite at the apple" protects authors from transfers for which they were inadequately compensated. To protect authors' interests, the Copyright …