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Joseph P. Liu

Selected Works

2016

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Full-Text Articles in Intellectual Property Law

Regulatory And Adjudicatory Functions Of The Copyright Office, Joseph Liu Mar 2016

Regulatory And Adjudicatory Functions Of The Copyright Office, Joseph Liu

Joseph P. Liu

Invited to serve on a panel at the U.S. Capitol, addressing the future of the Copyright Office. Remarks focused on the idea of granting the Copyright Office greater substantive regulatory authority.


“Private Ordering Or Public Law? The Legal Character Of Technical Standard Setting”, Joseph Liu Mar 2016

“Private Ordering Or Public Law? The Legal Character Of Technical Standard Setting”, Joseph Liu

Joseph P. Liu

Comment on Jorge L. Contreras's paper "Private Ordering or Public Law? The Legal Character of Technical Standard Setting."


Copyright Law: Essential Cases And Materials, Alfred Yen, Joseph Liu Feb 2016

Copyright Law: Essential Cases And Materials, Alfred Yen, Joseph Liu

Joseph P. Liu

This casebook emphasizes the essential cases and materials at the heart of copyright law. The result is a streamlined and well-organized casebook of manageable length that keeps the central themes of copyright front and center. It also provides access to a companion Web site containing an extensive library of additional modules, topics, edited cases, notes, problems, and audio-visual materials. Together these materials, along with a companion teacher's manual, allow teachers to easily customize the copyright law course to suit their specific goals. The authors have written extensively about copyright, the arts, and the impact of new technology.


Regulatory Copyright And The Next Great Copyright Act, Joseph Liu Feb 2016

Regulatory Copyright And The Next Great Copyright Act, Joseph Liu

Joseph P. Liu

Invited to give a lecture as part of the Loyola University of Los Angeles School of Law IP Speakers Series.


Fair Use, Notice Failure, And The Limits Of Copyright As Property Dec 2015

Fair Use, Notice Failure, And The Limits Of Copyright As Property

Joseph P. Liu

If we start with the assumption that copyright law creates a system of property rights, to what extent does this system give adequate notice to third parties regarding the scope of such rights, particularly given the prominent role played by the fair use doctrine? Although the fair use doctrine may provide adequate notice to sophisticated third parties, it fails to provide adequate notice to less sophisticated parties, including the general public. Specifically, the fair use doctrine imposes nearly insuperable informational burdens upon the general public regarding the scope of the property entitlement and the corresponding duty to avoid infringement. Moreover, …