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The Common Law And Statutory Background Of The Law Of Musical Property, George D. Cary

Vanderbilt Law Review

This article comprises a brief but comprehensive presentation of the history and evolution of the law of musical copyright; it is particularly designed for the practitioner seeking a general view of musical copyright law before proceeding on to more specialized problems. After a discussion of the English and American history of musical copyright, the article examines the common law and statutory aspect of the subject, and concludes by discussing the international rules and conventions governing musical copyright.

Copyright Problems Of The Phonograph Record Industry, Sidney A. Diamond

Vanderbilt Law Review

This article addresses itself to several difficult questions. Are phonograph records copyrightable? What is the scope of a copyright owner's "mechanical reproduction right," and how exclusive is this right? What protection against infringement of the "recorded performance," as opposed to the musical composition incorporated in it, has the record manufacturer? What additional statutory protection might be granted in this area, and what of its constitutionality?

Copyright And Design Patents - The Common Zone Between, Albert P. Sharpe Iii

Cleveland State Law Review

The overlapping of our present-day Copyright and Design Patent Laws, apparently initially created by random legislative development and recently aggravated by the decision of the Supreme Court in Mazar v. Stein, has resulted in a legal morass of substantial proportions. The purpose of this paper is to explore briefly the influence which gave rise to this situation, to discuss the present state of the law and its practical impact upon the practicing patent advocate, and finally to review and evaluate proposed legislation, past and present, in an effort to determine the possible course of future developments.

The Soviet Law Of Inventions And Copyright, Bernie R. Burrus

Fordham Law Review

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Rights Of Federal Government Personnel Under The Copyright Act

Indiana Law Journal

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Copyright--Renewal Rights--Executor's Right To Renew Where Author Has Assigned Renewal Rights, John James Mckenzie

West Virginia Law Review

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Compensation For Unsolicited Disclosure Of Business Ideas - Noahson V. Gunther Brewing Co., Lewis Noonberg

Maryland Law Review

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Parody And The Law Of Copyright

Fordham Law Review

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Copyright Of Textile Designs -- Clarity And Confusion In The Second Circuit, Thomas Ehrlich

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Literary And Artistic Property -- Common-Law Copyright-- Filing Of Architectural Plans In A Public Office As Publication, Judd L. Bacon S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff home designer prepared plans for a client and filed a copy in a county office as required by ordinance in order to obtain a building permit. Defendant copied and used these plans without plaintiff's consent. In an action under a state statute codifying the common-law right of designers to the exclusive ownership of their unpublished designs, the lower court held for defendant, finding plaintiff's copyright to have been destroyed by publication. On appeal, held, reversed. The filing of architectural plans in a public office in order to secure a building permit does not constitute a publication of them …

Enforcement Of Intellectual Property Rights, Albert R. Teare

Cleveland State Law Review

Wrongful use or appropriation of the property of another is a tort. The owner of a patent has a remedy by civil action for infringement of his patent, and the District Courts of the United States have original jurisdiction of any civil action arising under any act of Congress relating to patents, trademarks and copyrights.

Parody And Burlesque -- Fair Use Or Copyright Infringement?, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Law Review

In Columbia Broadcasting System v. Loew's, Inc.,' the Supreme Court of the United States aroused great concern in the entertainment world when it affirmed (by an evenly divided court) a lower court decision enjoining CBS from producing a television burlesque by comedian Jack Benny of the motion picture Gaslight. Plaintiff Loew's had claimed an infringement of their copyright. CBS countered with the contention that their parody was a "fair use" of plaintiff's work. In affirming, the Supreme Court, in its initial consideration of this issue, placed its imprimatur upon a decision which takes the position that parody and burlesque do …

Renewal Rights, A Statutory Anachronism, Thomas R. Skulina

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Copyrights: A Thumbnail Sketch, C. R. S.

West Virginia Law Review

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Copryright - Infringement - Parody Of Dramatic Production Held Not To Be Fair Use, William J. Wise S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Prior to December 1938, Patrick Hamilton wrote an original play entitled "Gaslight" which subsequently was published, performed and protected by copyright in both England and the United States. Loew's acquired exclusive motion picture rights to the play on October 7, 1942, and produced an original feature-length motion picture photoplay of the drama, also entitled "Gaslight." In 1945 Jack Benny sought and received permission to produce a 15-minute parody of the motion picture for his radio program. In 1953, without securing Loew's permission, Benny produced a 15-minute filmed parody of the motion picture for his television program. It was entitled "Autolight" …

Recent Decisions, Various Editors

Villanova Law Review

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James Madison And The Pinckney Plan, S. Sidney Ulmer

South Carolina Law Review

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The Limits Of State Jurisdiction In Affording Common Law Protection To Clothing Designs, Leonard S. Elman

Vanderbilt Law Review

The recent case of Dior v. Milton' indicates that the "misappropriation" doctrine of the law of unfair competition will be applied to impose liability upon unlicensed users of original clothing designs. The purpose of this article is to outline briefly the statutory protection presently available for such designs, and to discuss certain problems raised by the Dior v. Milton decision.

The Constitution, in article I, section 8, provides that Congress shall have power to enact legislation "to promote the progress of science and the useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their …

A Manual Of Copyright Practice, Allen D. Choka

West Virginia Law Review

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Copyright Protection To Aliens And Stateless Persons, Edward T, Breathitt Jr.

Kentucky Law Journal

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International Copyright Protection, Robert W. Foster

South Carolina Law Review

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Coming Into Equity With Clean Hands, Zechariah Chafee, Jr.

Michigan Law Review

The preceding article proposed to examine eighteen differing groups of cases which are commonly supposed to present the clean hands doctrine as a maxim of equity, and then proceeded to consider eight such groups. Ten groups still require attention. The first five of those already considered fell within the exclusive jurisdiction of equity, and the next three within the concurrent jurisdiction, which is continued for a considerable part of the present article. After discussing suits for specific performance of unfair contracts and of illegal contracts, I dealt with miscellaneous tort suits by a person charged with crime. We now turn …

Copyrights--Duty Of One Owner To Account To Co-Owner For Profits From Use And Licensing Of Copyright.

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Copyright Of Advertising, Mary Garner Borden

Kentucky Law Journal

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Some Legal Aspects Of The Pan-American Copyright Convention Of 1946, Bryce Rea, Jr.

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Copyright In A World At War, Helen C. Stephenson

Kentucky Law Journal

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Copyright: Assignment Of Author's Renewal Interest

Indiana Law Journal

Notes and Comments: Copyright

Compilations As Subjects For Copyright, Mary Barton Jackson

Kentucky Law Journal

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Copyright Of Statute Compilations, Robert M. Spragens

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Law On Abridgment Of Copyrighted Literary Material, Harry W. Roberts Jr.

Kentucky Law Journal

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