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Eldred's Aftermath: Tradition, The Copyright Clause, And The Constitutionalization Of Fair Use, Stephen M. Mcjohn
Eldred's Aftermath: Tradition, The Copyright Clause, And The Constitutionalization Of Fair Use, Stephen M. Mcjohn
Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review
Eldred v. Ashcroft offered the Supreme Court broad issues about the scope of Congress's constitutional power to legislate in the area of intellectual property. In 1998, Congress added twenty years to the term of all copyrights, both existing and future copyrights. But for this term extension, works created during the 1920s and 1930s would be entering the public domain. Now such works will remain under copyright until 2018 and beyond. Eldred v. Ashcroft rejected two challenges to the constitutionality of the copyright extension. The first challenge contended that Congress had exceeded its power to grant copyrights for "limited Times" in …
To Whom Does A New Use Belong?: An Analysis Of The New Use Doctrine And The Protection It Affords After Random House V. Rosettabooks, Megan M. Gillespie
To Whom Does A New Use Belong?: An Analysis Of The New Use Doctrine And The Protection It Affords After Random House V. Rosettabooks, Megan M. Gillespie
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
The decision in Random House v. RosettaBooks has the potential to transform the publishing industry and the licensing agreements so commonly relied upon. Courts have attempted to reconcile application of the new use doctrine for decades, and yet with every conceived new use there is another interpretation of the rules of the copyright game. In this Note, the author examines the Random House decision in light of the New Use Doctrine and proposes contract-based solutions to new use issues that may avoid the uncertainty of the doctrine as it currently stands.