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Criminal Copyright Infringement, I. Trotter Hardy Dec 2002

Criminal Copyright Infringement, I. Trotter Hardy

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

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The Random Muse: Authorship And Indeterminacy, Alan R. Durham Dec 2002

The Random Muse: Authorship And Indeterminacy, Alan R. Durham

William & Mary Law Review

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Copyright And Time: A Proposal, Joseph Liu Oct 2002

Copyright And Time: A Proposal, Joseph Liu

Joseph P. Liu

This Article argues that courts should adjust the scope of copyright protection by considering time as a factor in fair use analysis. More specifically, the longer it has been since a copyrighted work was published, the greater the scope of fair use should be. Up to now, most of the debate over the role of time in copyright law has focused on the controversial issue of copyright duration and term extension. By focusing so narrowly on the end of the copyright term, however, this debate has neglected the more significant issue of how time should affect the scope of copyright …


Copyright, E-Commerce And The World Wide Web, Daniel J. Gervais Dec 2001

Copyright, E-Commerce And The World Wide Web, Daniel J. Gervais

Daniel J Gervais

This early (2001) piece on the impact of the online environment on the significance and enforcement of copyright is now available online. It begins by defining concepts that were new at the time, such as Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Electronic Copyright management Systems (ECMS), and the changes in business models, both those already taking place and those that could be expected to happen. It then explores the notions of negative and positive licensing and makes the point, which future events would seem to bear out, that both right holders and users do better when right holders focus on maximizing …