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Copyrights And State Liability, Beryl R. Jones-Woodin May 1991

Copyrights And State Liability, Beryl R. Jones-Woodin

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Trademarks, Parody, And Consumer Confusion: A Workable Lanham Act Infringment Standard, Peter W. Smith Apr 1991

Trademarks, Parody, And Consumer Confusion: A Workable Lanham Act Infringment Standard, Peter W. Smith

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Copyright, Computer Software, And Work Made For Hire, Matthew R. Harris Dec 1990

Copyright, Computer Software, And Work Made For Hire, Matthew R. Harris

Michigan Law Review

Prior to the Supreme Court's 1989 decision in Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid, the Circuits had disagreed over the question of whether independent contractors could qualify as "employees" under the doctrine. The Fifth, Ninth, and D.C. Circuits defined "employee" narrowly, thereby excluding the majority of commissioned works from potential work for hire status. Applying a much broader definition of the term, the Second and Seventh Circuits included virtually all commissioned works as work for hire. The disagreement was not surprising, since the copyright statute does not include a definition of the term, and the legislative history fails to …


Developments In Trademark And Unfair Competition Law: In The Courts, The Patent And Trademark Office And Before The Trademark And Appeal Board, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (1990), Raymond I. Geraldson Jr., Mark V.B. Partridge, Joseph N. Welch Jan 1990

Developments In Trademark And Unfair Competition Law: In The Courts, The Patent And Trademark Office And Before The Trademark And Appeal Board, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (1990), Raymond I. Geraldson Jr., Mark V.B. Partridge, Joseph N. Welch

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Back To Open Season On American Product Ingenuity: Bonito Boats, Inc. V. Thunder Craft, Inc., 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 209 (1990), Alex Devience Jr. Jan 1990

Back To Open Season On American Product Ingenuity: Bonito Boats, Inc. V. Thunder Craft, Inc., 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 209 (1990), Alex Devience Jr.

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Critical Assessment Of Reid's Work For Hire Framework And Its Potential Impact On The Marketplace For Scholarly Works, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 119 (1990), Sherri L. Burr Jan 1990

A Critical Assessment Of Reid's Work For Hire Framework And Its Potential Impact On The Marketplace For Scholarly Works, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 119 (1990), Sherri L. Burr

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Elimination Of Process: Will The Biotechnology Patent Protection Act Revive Process Patents, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 263 (1990), Kerin Kelly Jan 1990

Elimination Of Process: Will The Biotechnology Patent Protection Act Revive Process Patents, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 263 (1990), Kerin Kelly

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Public Domain, Jessica D. Litman Jan 1990

The Public Domain, Jessica D. Litman

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This article examines the public domain by looking at the gulf between what authors really do and the way the law perceives them. Part I outlines the basics of copyright as a species of property and introduces the public domain's place within the copyright scheme. Copyright grants authors" ' rights modeled on real property in order to encourage authorship by providing authors with markets in which they can seek compensation for their creations. Because parcels of authorship are intangible, however, the law faces *problems in determining the ownership and boundaries of its property grants. In particular, the concept of "originality," …


Offers Users Can't Refuse: Shrink-Wrap License Agreements As Enforceable Adhesion Contracts, Michael G. Ryan Jun 1989

Offers Users Can't Refuse: Shrink-Wrap License Agreements As Enforceable Adhesion Contracts, Michael G. Ryan

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Trademark Licensing Of Names, Insignia, Characters And Designs: The Current Status Of The Boston Pro Hockey Per Se Infringement Rule, 22 J. Marshall L. Rev. 567 (1989), John J. Voortman Jan 1989

Trademark Licensing Of Names, Insignia, Characters And Designs: The Current Status Of The Boston Pro Hockey Per Se Infringement Rule, 22 J. Marshall L. Rev. 567 (1989), John J. Voortman

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Copyright Legislation And Technological Change, Jessica D. Litman Jan 1989

Copyright Legislation And Technological Change, Jessica D. Litman

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Throughout its history, copyright law has had difficulty accommodating technological change. Although the substance of copyright legislation in this century has evolved from meetings among industry representatives whose avowed purpose was to draft legislation that provided for the future,6 the resulting statutes have done so poorly. The language of copyright statutes has been phrased in fact-specific language that has grown obsolete as new modes and mediums of copyrightable expression have developed. Whatever copyright statute has been on the books has been routinely, and justifiably, criticized as outmoded.7 In this Article, I suggest that the nature of the legislative process we …


The Legal Protection Of Computer Software In The People's Republic Of China, Elisa Cirillo Jan 1989

The Legal Protection Of Computer Software In The People's Republic Of China, Elisa Cirillo

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Case Against An American Droit De Suite, Gilbert S. Edelson Jan 1989

The Case Against An American Droit De Suite, Gilbert S. Edelson

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Recognition Of Proprietary Interests In Software In Korea: Programming For Comprehensive Reform, Byoung Kook Min, Gary Sullivan Jan 1987

Recognition Of Proprietary Interests In Software In Korea: Programming For Comprehensive Reform, Byoung Kook Min, Gary Sullivan

Michigan Journal of International Law

This article will review the legal environment and major issues concerning software protection in the Republic of Korea, and will describe the existing applicable laws and regulations and the trend towards software protection in the region. In addition, the implications of Korea's pending accession to the Universal Copyright Convention will be analyzed. Finally, this article will conclude with a discussion of the current reforms and their implications for Korean international trade law.


Computer Technology And Copyright- A Review Of Legislative And Judicial Developments In Japan, Teruo Doi Jan 1987

Computer Technology And Copyright- A Review Of Legislative And Judicial Developments In Japan, Teruo Doi

Michigan Journal of International Law

This article discusses and evaluates the legislative and judicial developments after the enactment of the Copyright Law which apply to computer programs and other computer-related technology. It examines: (1) the 1985 amendment to the Copyright Law enacted to protect computer programs, including the history of discussions by government agencies and judicial determinations that led to the amendment; (2) the 1986 Program Registration Law which supplements the existing provisions of the Copyright Law concerning registration; (3) the protection of databases under a new amendment to the Copyright Law; (4) the regulation of software rental business by the establishment of a public …


Some Problems Of Legal Regulation Of The Use Of Computer Technology In Czechoslovakia, Viktor Knapp Jan 1987

Some Problems Of Legal Regulation Of The Use Of Computer Technology In Czechoslovakia, Viktor Knapp

Michigan Journal of International Law

Technical progress is one of the most important elements of social development which necessarily causes change in the law. In the past few decades computer technology has become very important. As a component of technical progress, computer technology has given rise to new social relations which require legal regulation. Such regulation, however, is not provided adequately by existing legal rules in the contemporary Czechoslovak legal system.


The Limitations On The Protection Of Program Works Under Japanese Copyright Law, Dennis S. Karjala Jan 1987

The Limitations On The Protection Of Program Works Under Japanese Copyright Law, Dennis S. Karjala

Michigan Journal of International Law

This article examines these problems in the light of the program language, rule, and algorithm limitations on program protection under the Japanese Copyright Act. Section II sets forth the relevant statutory language, and Sections III and IV apply the program language and rule limitations to operating systems software and microcode. Section V considers the scope of protection under Japanese law in applications programs under the algorithm limitation on program protection. Finally, Section VI takes up the problem of whether copying for purposes of reverse engineering can be justified under the Act.


Copyright, Compromise And Legislative History, Jessica D. Litman Jan 1987

Copyright, Compromise And Legislative History, Jessica D. Litman

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Copyright law gives authors a "property right." But what kind of property right? Indeed, a property right in what? The answers to these questions should be apparent from a perusal of title seventeen of the United States Code-the statute that confers the "property" right.' Courts, however, have apparently found title seventeen an unhelpful guide. For the most part, they look elsewhere for answers, relying primarily on prior courts' constructions of an earlier and very different statute on the same subject. 2


Scullduggery And Other Inequities: Scull V. Scull, Raoul Lionel Felder, Jeanne Wilmot Carter Jan 1986

Scullduggery And Other Inequities: Scull V. Scull, Raoul Lionel Felder, Jeanne Wilmot Carter

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Availability Of Jury Trials In Copyright Infringement Cases: Limiting The Scope Of The Seventh Amendment, Andrew W. Stumpff Aug 1985

The Availability Of Jury Trials In Copyright Infringement Cases: Limiting The Scope Of The Seventh Amendment, Andrew W. Stumpff

Michigan Law Review

This Note argues that statutory copyright damages are properly regarded as equitable and hence that no right to a jury trial exists in cases brought to recover such damages. More generally, the Note maintains that the seventh amendment's distinction between equitable and legal causes of action has produced irrational consequences, and proposes that "legal" issues be defined narrowly so as to limit the scope of the seventh amendment. Part I analyzes the debate over statutory copyright damages, concluding that historical and statutory construction arguments require these damages to be construed as legal. Part II examines some of the problems that …


The Administration's Legislation: The National Cooperative Research Act Of 1984, The National Productivity And Innovation Act Of 1983, 18 J. Marshall L. Rev. 607 (1985), Kelly L. Morron Jan 1985

The Administration's Legislation: The National Cooperative Research Act Of 1984, The National Productivity And Innovation Act Of 1983, 18 J. Marshall L. Rev. 607 (1985), Kelly L. Morron

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Summary Judgment In Copyright: From Cole Porter To Superman, Alan J. Hartnick Jan 1984

Summary Judgment In Copyright: From Cole Porter To Superman, Alan J. Hartnick

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Artists' Moral Rights: A European Evolution, An American Revolution, Dan Rosen Jan 1983

Artists' Moral Rights: A European Evolution, An American Revolution, Dan Rosen

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Addressing The Reprographic Revolution: Compensating Copyright Owners For Mass Infringement, Rosalind S. Kurz Jan 1982

Addressing The Reprographic Revolution: Compensating Copyright Owners For Mass Infringement, Rosalind S. Kurz

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Article addresses the unique problems created by the reprographic revolution. Part I discusses recent legislative attempts to relieve the strain placed on existing copyright law by developing reprographic technologies. Using the recent Betamax case as an example, part II criticizes judicial efforts to apply traditional copyright doctrine to issues involving reprographic technologies. Finally, part III proposes a framework for devising, an enforcement scheme to protect copyright holders' rights without denying the public the many benefits offered by reprographic technologies. The Article outlines an approach tailored to meet the special problems associated with each of the three basic reprographic technologies: …


Protection For Trade Secrets Under The Toxic Substances Control Act Of 1976, Paula R. Latovick Jan 1980

Protection For Trade Secrets Under The Toxic Substances Control Act Of 1976, Paula R. Latovick

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This article will examine the protection provided by the Act and the measures the EPA has adopted for implementing the Act's provisions. The approach will be to focus on the different functional areas in which disclosure may take place. Part I examines the scheme for designating information as confidential and the mechanics of the reporting system under TSCA. Part II deals with disclosures of confidential information made while implementing the TSCA. Part III focuses on legal disclosures of information submitted as confidential. Finally, Part IV examines the measures taken within the EPA to guarantee the safety of confidential information, the …


The Patentee's Gains From Royalty Differentiation Under Exclusive Territorial Licensing, William G. Snead Jan 1976

The Patentee's Gains From Royalty Differentiation Under Exclusive Territorial Licensing, William G. Snead

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Royalty differentiation under exclusive territorial grants is a device which a patent owner, given proper conditions, can use to maximize his profits from licensing the patent rights to an invention. The patentee creates exclusive territories by granting only one license per territory, and then sets different royalties for each territory in accordance with the differing price elasticities of demand for the patented end product. Commentators have taken various stands on how the interests of the patentee and the public should be balanced in determining the desirability of permitting such exclusive territorial grants. One analysis purports to show that permitting a …


Abuse Of Trademarks: A Proposal For Ompulsory Licensing, Mara L. Babin Jan 1974

Abuse Of Trademarks: A Proposal For Ompulsory Licensing, Mara L. Babin

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This article neither deals with the propriety of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) proposed order nor evaluates the effectiveness of compulsory trademark licensing as a remedy for unfair trade practices.8 Rather, the pending cereal industry case is used as a point of departure for an examination of the problem of trademark abuse and the responses of the courts, the Congress, and the FTC to it. Acknowledging the legality of compulsory licensing of trademarks, the article suggests legislation which will incorporate licensing and standards for its application. Such legislation would make licensing an accessible remedy for trademark abuse while accommodating both …


State Law Of Patent Exploitation, Edward H. Cooper Jan 1972

State Law Of Patent Exploitation, Edward H. Cooper

Articles

The main purpose of the present inquiry is to determine whether second thoughts support or undermine the instinctive supposition that the doctrines surrounding cooperative use of patents should be federal. The original creator of a patented invention is seldom in a position to exploit its commercial potential alone; even if the invention is created by the employee of a vast enterprise, it is almost inevitable that the patent will be assigned to his employer. Patent licensing plays a vitally important role in the development of many inventions. The contract doctrines surrounding such transactions, and various other consensual undertakings relating to …


Taxation Of The Treasures Of The Sea, John J. Kenny, Ronald R. Hrusoff Jan 1967

Taxation Of The Treasures Of The Sea, John J. Kenny, Ronald R. Hrusoff

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.


Patents - Standard Of Invention - Effects Of Sections 103 And 282 Of Patent Act Of 1952, John F. Powell S.Ed. Jan 1959

Patents - Standard Of Invention - Effects Of Sections 103 And 282 Of Patent Act Of 1952, John F. Powell S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Defendant counterclaimed for patent infringement in a declaratory judgment action. The trial court, holding the patent invalid for lack of "invention," dismissed the counterclaim. On appeal, held, reversed. The patent in question was valid, this conclusion being based on an independent study of the pertinent prior art and on the additional factors of industry acquiescence, commercial success, and the statutory presumption of validity of a duly issued patent. Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. United States Plywood Corp., (2d Cir. 1958) 258 F. (2d) 124, cert. den. 27 U.S. LAW WEEK 3147 (1958).