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Creative Reading, Jessica Litman Jan 2007

Creative Reading, Jessica Litman

Jessica Litman

In this short essay, a comment on Rebecca Tushnet’s Payment in Credit: Copyright Law and Subcultural Creativity, 70 Law & Contemporary Problems 133 (2007), I argue that copyright scholars have undervalued the copyright interests of readers, listeners and viewers. By ignoring the central importance of audience interests in the copyright scheme, we have all but conceded that the essential policy question in determining whether a use of copyrighted material should be lawful is the way the use looks from the viewpoint of the copyright owner. This approach fails to appreciate that reading, listening, viewing and playing commonly involve significant creativity, …


Exploitation Of Databases, Intellectual Property, Competition Law And The Sport Industry: A Missed Goal?, Estelle Derclaye Jan 2007

Exploitation Of Databases, Intellectual Property, Competition Law And The Sport Industry: A Missed Goal?, Estelle Derclaye

Estelle Derclaye

No abstract provided.


Database Sui Generis Right: The Need To Take The Public's Right To Information And Freedom Of Expression Into Account, Estelle Derclaye Jan 2007

Database Sui Generis Right: The Need To Take The Public's Right To Information And Freedom Of Expression Into Account, Estelle Derclaye

Estelle Derclaye

No abstract provided.