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Full-Text Articles in Law
Linking Copyright To Homepages, Matt Jackson
Linking Copyright To Homepages, Matt Jackson
Federal Communications Law Journal
The explosive growth of the Internet as a widespread medium of communication raises many novel copyright issues. One issue that has escaped much examination is the copyright implications of "links"--references to other Internet Web sites that allow immediate access to those sites. This Comment analyzes such questions as whether linking gives rise to direct or contributory liability to the copyright owner of a linked site, and whether the links themselves are copyrightable. It concludes that, although contributory liability is possible, linking cannot constitute a direct infringement any more than dialing a phone number to reach an answering machine with a …
Contributory Liability For Access Providers: Solving The Conundrum Digitalization Has Placed On Copyright Laws, Wendy M. Melone
Contributory Liability For Access Providers: Solving The Conundrum Digitalization Has Placed On Copyright Laws, Wendy M. Melone
Federal Communications Law Journal
Courts should not rely upon a standard of vicarious liability to hold service providers responsible for copyright infringement. Rather, courts should rely on a contributory liability standard which will not undermine the growth of the Internet.
Fame, Roberta Rosenthal Kwall
Rethinking Reexamination: Toward A Viable Administrative Revocation System For U.S. Patent Law, Mark D. Janis
Rethinking Reexamination: Toward A Viable Administrative Revocation System For U.S. Patent Law, Mark D. Janis
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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