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Family Law's Challenge To Religious Liberty, Raymond C. O'Brien
Family Law's Challenge To Religious Liberty, Raymond C. O'Brien
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
Over time, the definition of family has shifted from being premised upon kinship to legal status. In modern times, family structure is based more upon function than form, seeking to derive its status as a family from the subjective intent of its members to act as a family. Many early settlers in the colonial territories came to America to escape religious persecution and practice their own religion.
For that reason, biblical language and religious doctrine formed the basis for common law, statutes, and practice. Today, there remains the notion among many Americans that the law represents a divine plan and …
A Proposal To Expand The Religious Services Exemption Under The Copyright Act, Kevin M. Lemley
A Proposal To Expand The Religious Services Exemption Under The Copyright Act, Kevin M. Lemley
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
This article focuses on the religious services exemption to the Copyright Act. The religious services exemption is one of many exemptions that permit certain types of use without first obtaining permission from the copyright owner, or proving fair use. This article argues that the religious services exemption should be expanded to cover any work used in the course of services as well as the recording, broadcast, and transmission of the services.
The first part of this article analyzes the existing religious services exemption under the Copyright Act to define the bounds that uses fall under the exemption. The article then …