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A Recording Artist's Right Of Publicity In Today's Advertising Environment: What State Laws Give, The Copyright Act Takes Away, Geronimo Perez
A Recording Artist's Right Of Publicity In Today's Advertising Environment: What State Laws Give, The Copyright Act Takes Away, Geronimo Perez
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
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Through The Looking Glass: Copyright Protection In The Virtual Reality Of Second Life, Harris Weems Henderson
Through The Looking Glass: Copyright Protection In The Virtual Reality Of Second Life, Harris Weems Henderson
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
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The Performance Rights Act And American Participation In International Copyright Protection, Jennifer Leigh Pridgeon
The Performance Rights Act And American Participation In International Copyright Protection, Jennifer Leigh Pridgeon
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
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"Hasta La Vista, Funny Guys": Arnold Schwarzenegger's Fictional Voice Misappropriation Lawsuit Against Comedians Imitating His Voice And The Case For A Federal Right Of Publicity Statute, Blair Joseph Cash
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
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Grokster And Beyond: Secondary Liability For Copyright Infringement During Live Musical Performances, Kathryn Dailey Holt
Grokster And Beyond: Secondary Liability For Copyright Infringement During Live Musical Performances, Kathryn Dailey Holt
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
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The Empty Promise Of Vara: The Restrictive Application Of A Narrow Statute, David E. Shipley
The Empty Promise Of Vara: The Restrictive Application Of A Narrow Statute, David E. Shipley
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The Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) was enacted by Congress in 1990 in order to bring our laws into compliance with Article 6bis of the Berne Convention and to acknowledge that protecting moral rights will foster “a climate of artistic worth and honor that encourages the author in the arduous act of creation.” The passage of this legislation is said to show Congress’s “belief that the art covered by the Act ‘meet[s] a special societal need, and [its] protection and preservation serves an important public interest.’”
Notwithstanding these lofty statements about artistic worth, honor and encouraging creation, VARA is a …