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Nonconventional Musical Analysis And Disguised Infringement: Clever Musical Tricks To Divide The Wealth Of Tin Pan Alley , Mark Avsec
Cleveland State Law Review
This article argues that "disguised" infringement is oxymoronic and demagogic, and that the "nonconventional" musical analytical techniques employed to diagnose it are misguided. If an expert cannot tell that two pieces of music are similar by traditional methods, that is probably because they are not similar. Part II of this article chronicles the role of the musical expert as it has been carved out over time. Part III exposes the expert's traditional methods for comparing musical compositions. Part IV explores nonconventional analytical techniques, explains why they are misapplied when employed to detect "disguised" plagiarism and illustrates why Judge Frank would …
The Unauthorized Dissemination Of Celebrity Images On The Internet ... In The Flesh, Navin Katyal
The Unauthorized Dissemination Of Celebrity Images On The Internet ... In The Flesh, Navin Katyal
Cleveland State Law Review
This paper will explore and analyze the unauthorized use and dissemination of celebrity images over the Internet as a violation of the copyrights of either the celebrity themselves, or the cinematographic' rights of the film production studio(s). The analysis will focus on the Copyright Act of both Canada and the United States and will be covered in three parts. Part I will define the basic nomenclature of the Internet and explain the applicability of copyright law to the Internet. Part II will focus on methods in which the celebrity and film studio can protect their copyright 'On-line' through the American-defined …
Unfair Competition In Intellectual Products In The Public Domain, Marian R. Nathan
Unfair Competition In Intellectual Products In The Public Domain, Marian R. Nathan
Cleveland State Law Review
A recent Federal District Court case , Grove Press, Inc. v. Collector's Publication, Inc., illustrates another attempt by our judiciary to find its way out of the immense entanglement of copyright infringement in statutory law and unfair competition in common law besetting properties in the public domain. Two 1964 United States Supreme Court decisions have further complicated the positions of both creators and judiciary.
Legal Perils Of Parody And Burlesque, Thomas Paul Demeter
Legal Perils Of Parody And Burlesque, Thomas Paul Demeter
Cleveland State Law Review
Parody and Burlesque as art forms, and their conflicts with the rights of the holder of the original copyrighted work, are subjects of interest to both the layman and the lawyer. To analyze the status of this conflict, several areas must be explored. The following discussion includes a consideration of the current copyright law as it applies to parody and burlesque, a history of parody and burlesque as a literary form, and significant United States cases dealing with the problems of the conflict.
Mechanical Copying, Copyright Law, And The Teacher, Nancy Schuster, Marc J. Bloch
Mechanical Copying, Copyright Law, And The Teacher, Nancy Schuster, Marc J. Bloch
Cleveland State Law Review
This article deals with the infringement problems encountered by a teacher in duplicating copyrighted material for his class. Since the teacher is the "real party in interest," we have attempted to avoid legalistic language (at least without explanation), so as to produce a paper to which the layman, as well as the lawyer may turn for understanding.