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Court Cases

The federal courts interpret copyright law through briefs, hearings, trials, and rehearings. The judicial climate indicates the attempt to balance between protection and access, thus the significant cases are listed for your consideration, although your own situation is different.

A. Bureau of National Affairs (BNA). "Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal" Vol. 63, No. 1548, pp. 45-62, Nov. 16, 2001.

B. Bureau of National Affairs (BNA). "Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal" Vol. 63, No. 1548, pp. 45-62, Nov. 16, 2001. The last page of this newsletter contains a listing of government and professional Internet resources.

The Copyright Law Journal (Vol 17, No. 1, Jan.-Feb., 2003. Link from here (?) to "Look and feel" as a test of infringement.

"Do work for hire agreements or assignments of copyright have to be in writing? Marvel Characters, Inc. v. Simon (Requires free registration to read full text).

Coursepack issue: Analysis of MDS Decision by K. Crews (1996)

What are limits to apply when ownership rights are transferred to a publisher? Photographers claiming copyright infringement against Oprah Winfrey, 21 pages. Judicial decision.

How many words can be excerpted without permission? The answer depends, rather than on a number, on how essential the words are to the whole work. Anthony Robbins vs. Wade Cook, suit about copyright infringement of financial terms used in Cook's book and excerpted without permission in Robbins' seminars.

RIAA vs. Verizon, resulting in subpoenas to Boston College students: http://www.subpoenadefense.org/News/News.htm

 

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