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Copyright Law’S Origin Stories, Laura A. Heymann Dec 2016

Copyright Law’S Origin Stories, Laura A. Heymann

Popular Media

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The Intellectual Property Hostage In Trade Retaliation, Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec Dec 2016

The Intellectual Property Hostage In Trade Retaliation, Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec

Faculty Publications

Intellectual property law has become bound up in a debate about appropriate remedies for violations of the World Trade Organization Agreement. As an alternative to traditional countermeasures that consist of retaliation under the violated agreement, the World Trade Organization ("WTO ") contemplates that violations of one of its covered agreements may be remedied through "cross-retaliation, " or retaliation under another agreement. One form of cross-retaliation has garnered interest in recent years: the threat to suspend intellectual property rights in response to unrelated trade violations

Cross-retaliation through intellectual property rights suspension is theoretically appealing for its potential to avoid problems inherent …


Section 3: Business, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2016

Section 3: Business, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

Supreme Court Preview

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Mass Digitization Of Cultural Heritage: Why Copyright Obstacles Must Be Overcome Apr 2016

Mass Digitization Of Cultural Heritage: Why Copyright Obstacles Must Be Overcome

Stanley H. Mervis Lecture

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Patents Absent Adversaries, Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec Apr 2016

Patents Absent Adversaries, Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec

Faculty Publications

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Who Owns This Article? Applying Copyright’S Work-Made-For-Hire Doctrine To Librarians’ Scholarship, Paul Hellyer Jan 2016

Who Owns This Article? Applying Copyright’S Work-Made-For-Hire Doctrine To Librarians’ Scholarship, Paul Hellyer

Library Staff Publications

The Copyright Act of 1976 provides that works—including scholarship—written within the scope of employment belong to employers. But copyright law and actual practices widely diverge. The academic community generally allows librarians to claim ownership of their writing, even when that ignores copyright law. Mr. Hellyer supports copyright ownership by librarians, and calls for the law and common practices to be harmonized.


What Is Digital Rights Management?, Frederick W. Dingledy, Alex Berrio Matamoros Jan 2016

What Is Digital Rights Management?, Frederick W. Dingledy, Alex Berrio Matamoros

Library Staff Publications

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