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2003

Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Intellectual Property Law

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In Defense Of Geographic Disparity, Craig Allen Nard Jan 2003

In Defense Of Geographic Disparity, Craig Allen Nard

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A response to Margo A. Bagley, Patently Unconstitutional: The Geographical Limitation on Prior Art in a Small World, 87 Minn. L. Rev. 679 (2003).


Consumers & Creative Destruction: Fair Use Beyond Market Failure, Raymond Shih Ray Ku Jan 2003

Consumers & Creative Destruction: Fair Use Beyond Market Failure, Raymond Shih Ray Ku

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For almost twenty years, the concept of market failure has defined the boundaries of fair use under copyright law. In this article Professor Ku challenges this interpretation of fair use by offering an alternative economic interpretation of the doctrine. This Article argues fair use is justified when consumer copying creatively destroys the need for copy- right's exclusive rights in reproduction and distribution. This occurs when: 1) the consumer of a work makes copies of it, and 2) creation of the work does not depend upon funding derived from the sale of copies. Under these circumstances, exclusive rights in reproduction and …


Introduction: The Law, Technology & The Arts Symposium: Copyright In The Digital Age: Reflection On Tasini And Beyond, Craig Allen Nard Jan 2003

Introduction: The Law, Technology & The Arts Symposium: Copyright In The Digital Age: Reflection On Tasini And Beyond, Craig Allen Nard

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Introduction tp The Law, Technology & The Arts Symposium: Copyright in the Digital Age: Reflection on Tasini and Beyond, Cleveland, Ohio.