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Intellectual Property And Copyrights, Sherif K. Shaheen Prof.

sherif k. shaheen Prof.

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Contracting In The Dark: Casting Light On The Shadows Of Second Level Agreements, Abigail R. Simon

William & Mary Business Law Review

In the early days of the Internet, copyright owners concentrated on eliminating infringement threats posed by the new technology. Today, many copyright owners are partnering with major user-generated content platforms in order to participate in and receive compensation for some third-party infringement occurring on the Internet. YouTube pioneered such partnership arrangements in 2006 with a new kind of copyright license now referred to as a “second level agreement.” In 2008, YouTube unveiled Content ID, which streamlined the process for entering into second level agreements with the site. This Note analyzes Content ID and the second level agreements underlying it to …

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Betty Boop And The Return Of Aesthetic Functionality: A Bitter Medicine Against 'Mutant Copyrights'?, Irene Calboli

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

This article offers a brief overview of the history and developments of the doctrine of aesthetic functionality in the United States and examines the recent decisions in Fleischer Studios, Inc v AVELA, Inc. In particular, the article argues that the courts in Fleischer added an important element to the interpretation of the doctrine, namely the fact that the courts seemed willing to resort to aesthetic functionality to counter the consequences resulting from the practice of using trade mark protection as an additional form of protection for copyrighted, or once copyrighted, creative works.