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"Within The Limits Of The Constitutional Grant": Constitutional Limitations On The Patent Power, Edward C. Walterscheid
"Within The Limits Of The Constitutional Grant": Constitutional Limitations On The Patent Power, Edward C. Walterscheid
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
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The Effect Of The 1886 Berne Convention On The U.S. Copyright System's Treatment Of Moral Rights And Copyright Term, And Where That Leaves Us Today, Samuel Jacobs
Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review
The 1886 Berne Convention was the most influential copyright related treaty for over a century, and provided important minimum substantive protections for authors. Key provisions included the establishment of the principle of National Treatment, the abolishment of formalities in order to receive copyright protection, a required copyright term of life of the author plus fifty years, and most offensive to the U.S. copyright system, the mandate that signatories provide authors non-economic moral rights. Despite the international importance and widespread acceptance of the Berne Convention, the U.S. did not join the Convention for over one hundred years, making it one of …