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Researching Remedies In Intellectual Property Actions Involving Computer Technology: A Research Guide, Daniel N. Kassabian Oct 2002

Researching Remedies In Intellectual Property Actions Involving Computer Technology: A Research Guide, Daniel N. Kassabian

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

The purpose of this research guide is not to answer the question "What remedies are available to an owner of computer related technology whose rights have been infringed?" but to provide a methodology by which a legal practitioner can find the answer to this question. This guide sets forth materials and methods of research that can be used for an inquiry that is broad in scope, such as researching which legal scheme's remedial component best suits a client's technology, but that are also capable of being used for a narrow or limited inquiry, such as looking for specific remedies available …


Paradigm Shifts And Access Controls: An Economic Analysis Of The Anticircumvention Provisions Of The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Melissa A. Kern Jun 2002

Paradigm Shifts And Access Controls: An Economic Analysis Of The Anticircumvention Provisions Of The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Melissa A. Kern

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Note addresses the broadened scope of protection granted to copyright holders under the anticircumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA). This broadened scope extends to copyright holders the right to control access to their works, diminishing the consumer's 'fair use" of those works that previously served as a defense to alleged copyright infringements. While access controls are supported by economists who believe they are useful in correcting market inefficiencies and excluding free riders, this Note suggests that access controls cannot correct all market inefficiencies. Furthermore, such access controls deny access and use of copyrighted material …


Disruptive Technology And Common Law Lawmaking: A Brief Analysis Of A&(And)M Records, Inc. V. Napster, Inc., Michael W. Carroll Jan 2002

Disruptive Technology And Common Law Lawmaking: A Brief Analysis Of A&(And)M Records, Inc. V. Napster, Inc., Michael W. Carroll

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

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Internet Law - Surfing Without A Board? A Look At Copyright Infringement On The Internet And Article I Of The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Dexter M. Campbell Iii Jan 2002

Internet Law - Surfing Without A Board? A Look At Copyright Infringement On The Internet And Article I Of The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Dexter M. Campbell Iii

Campbell Law Review

This comment first includes a brief history of the Internet, its growth, and how the population is using the Internet in daily life. Second, this comment will give some basic definitions of copyright infringement and key Internet terms. Third, the comment will address cases in the area of copyright infringement on the Internet to demonstrate both the uncertainty and unpredictability of the law on the Internet. Fourth, this comment will focus on Congress' attempt to address some of the uncertainties through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Finally, the conclusion will address some recent criticism of the DMCA.


Maneuvering Through The Landmines Of Multiterritorial Copyright Litigation: How To Avoid The Presumption Against Extraterritoriality When Attempting To Recover For The Foreign Exploriation Of U.S. Copyrighted Works, Nathan R. Wollman Jan 2002

Maneuvering Through The Landmines Of Multiterritorial Copyright Litigation: How To Avoid The Presumption Against Extraterritoriality When Attempting To Recover For The Foreign Exploriation Of U.S. Copyrighted Works, Nathan R. Wollman

West Virginia Law Review

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Is Proof Of Access Still Required - Proving Copyright Infringement Using The Strikingly Similar Doctrine: An Analysis Of The Fourth Circuit's Decision In Bouchat V. Baltimore Ravens, Inc., Henry J. Lanzalottie Jan 2002

Is Proof Of Access Still Required - Proving Copyright Infringement Using The Strikingly Similar Doctrine: An Analysis Of The Fourth Circuit's Decision In Bouchat V. Baltimore Ravens, Inc., Henry J. Lanzalottie

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

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Introduction, Gregory P. Magarian Jan 2002

Introduction, Gregory P. Magarian

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Napster: The Case For The Need For A Missing Direct Infringer, Llewellyn Joseph Gibbons Jan 2002

Napster: The Case For The Need For A Missing Direct Infringer, Llewellyn Joseph Gibbons

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

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Revenge Of The Record Industry Association Of America: The Rise And Fall Of Napster, Vickie L. Feeman Jan 2002

Revenge Of The Record Industry Association Of America: The Rise And Fall Of Napster, Vickie L. Feeman

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

No abstract provided.