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The Electronic Jungle: The Application Of Intellectual Property Law To Distance Education, Jon Garon
The Electronic Jungle: The Application Of Intellectual Property Law To Distance Education, Jon Garon
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
The tension between academic institutions as creators and consumers of intellectual property seems to be most directly felt in the new areas of distance education. Despite the significant opportunities to use new media to expand the reach of the classroom to an ever-growing body of students, concerns regarding copyright, trademark and defamation law continue to limit and dictate what schools attempt to do. These limitations are more directly felt by individual instructors, who must enforce appropriate usage policies for their students, create copyrighted materials and negotiate with their schools over the ownership of the valuable content created.
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Book Publishing In The Age Of The E-Book, Nancy B. Vermylen
Book Publishing In The Age Of The E-Book, Nancy B. Vermylen
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
Whatever role e-publishing is ultimately to assume in the publishing world, its emergence calls for the (re)evaluation of significant legal issues affecting the contractual relationship of authors and publishers. This Note identifies some of those issues, and where appropriate, suggests some tentative solutions. Part II of this Note sets e-publishing and the concerns it raises in context by providing a brief discussion of the traditional book publishing industry and the roles that publishing contracts and personal relationships play in that industry. Part III provides an introduction to the emerging world of e-publishing and e-books. Part IV discusses the legal issues …
The Peer-To-Peer Revolution: A Post-Napster Analysis Of The Rapidly Developing File Sharing Technology, Joseph A. Sifferd
The Peer-To-Peer Revolution: A Post-Napster Analysis Of The Rapidly Developing File Sharing Technology, Joseph A. Sifferd
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
This Note will focus on A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. and will include an analysis of copyright law applicable to the legality of the incipient peer-to-peer file-sharing technology. The first section provide a brief factual history and introduction to the Napster legal discussion. The second Section of this Note will include a survey of relevant copyright doctrines, followed by a discussion of the Ninth Circuit's analysis of these doctrines as applied to the facts presented in "Napster." Finally, I will address the future of the peer-to-peer phenomenon, including a review and analysis of different types of peer-to-peer networks that …
End Game: Ex Parte Seizure Process And The Battle Against Bootleggers, Lucas G. Paglia, Mark A. Rush
End Game: Ex Parte Seizure Process And The Battle Against Bootleggers, Lucas G. Paglia, Mark A. Rush
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
This Article presents a broad overview of the exparte seizure process, what it is and how it can be deployed by trademark owners to shut down counterfeiters. It first discusses the general structure and mechanics of the TCA. It then proceeds to discuss some important areas of practical concern with respect to proceedings under the Act. The Article concludes by providing a hypothetical case study of the ex parte seizure process in action.