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The Ascendancy Of European Community Law--The Implications Of The Court Of Justice Decision In Magill On The Balance Between National And Ec Intellectual Property Law, Tanya Doherty Reagan
The Ascendancy Of European Community Law--The Implications Of The Court Of Justice Decision In Magill On The Balance Between National And Ec Intellectual Property Law, Tanya Doherty Reagan
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Digital Music Sampling And Copyright Policy - A Bittersweet Symphony? Assessing The Continued Legality Of Music Sampling In The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, And The United States, Melissa Hahn
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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The Empty Promise Of Vara: The Restrictive Application Of A Narrow Statute, David E. Shipley
The Empty Promise Of Vara: The Restrictive Application Of A Narrow Statute, David E. Shipley
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The Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) was enacted by Congress in 1990 in order to bring our laws into compliance with Article 6bis of the Berne Convention and to acknowledge that protecting moral rights will foster “a climate of artistic worth and honor that encourages the author in the arduous act of creation.” The passage of this legislation is said to show Congress’s “belief that the art covered by the Act ‘meet[s] a special societal need, and [its] protection and preservation serves an important public interest.’”
Notwithstanding these lofty statements about artistic worth, honor and encouraging creation, VARA is a …