Copyright

by Ginsburg, Jane C.; Reese, R. Anthony

• ISBN13: 9781599416779
• ISBN10: 1599416778
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-30
• Publisher: Foundation Pr

Summary

The 2009 Supplement to the Seventh Edition features recent decisions and administrative and legislative developments.

Table of Contents

Table of Cases	p. ix
Copyrightable Subject Matter	p. 1
In General	p. 1
Original Works of Authorship	p. 1
Fixation in Tangible Form	p. 1
Problem?	p. 7
The ôIdea/Expression Dichotomyö	p. 7
Situation Management Systems, Inc. v. ASP Consulting LLC	p. 7
Facts and Compilations	p. 9
Factual Narratives	p. 9
Compilations	p. 9
New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. v. IntercontinentalEx-change, Inc.	p. 9
Pictorial, Graphic and Sculptural Works	p. 10
2	p. 10
What is a ôUseful Articleö?	p. 11
Architectural Works	p. 12
Characters	p. 14
Government Works and Other Public Policy Issues	p. 14
Ownership	p. 16
Initial Ownership	p. 16
Authorship as an Economic Concept: Works Made for Hire	p. 16
Employee-Created Works	p. 16
Authorship as an Intellectual Concept: Joint Works	p. 16
Transfer of Copyright Ownership	p. 19
Divisibility and Formal Requirements	p. 19
Scope of Grant	p. 20
Jacobsen v. Katzer	p. 21
Duration and Renewal, and Termination of Transfers	p. 24
Duration and Renewal	p. 24
The Policy Debate	p. 24
Copyright Duration Under the 1976 Act, as amended in 1998...	p. 24
1976 Act Treatment of Works First Published Under the 1909 Act	p. 24
Golan u. Gonzales	p. 28
Question	p. 40
Termination of Transfers	p. 40
Milne ex. rel. Coyne v. Stephen Slesinger, Inc	p. 40
Classic Media, Inc. u. Mewborn	p. 41
Penguin Group (USA) Inc. v. Steinbeck	p. 41
Questions	p. 44
Siegel v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc	p. 45
Formalities	p. 72
Publication and Notice Before the 1976 Act	p. 72
1976 Act Solutions as to Publication and Notice	p. 72
ôPublicationö: Definition and Contexts	p. 72
The Notice Requirement	p. 73
Deposit and Registration	p. 73
Registration	p. 73
Procedure	p. 73
Effect of Registration	p. 73
Further Policy Considerations	p. 73
Exclusive Rights Under Copyright	p. 79
The Right to Reproduce the Work in Copies and Phonorecords Under   106(1)	p. 79
The Right to Make Copies	p. 79
What is a ôCopyö?	p. 79
Cartoon Network LP v. CSC Holdings, Inc	p. 81
Questions	p. 89
Proving Infringement	p. 90
The Right to Make Phonorecords	p. 94
Musical Compositions: The Compulsory License Under   115.	p. 94
Reproduction Rights in Sound Recordings	p. 96
The Right to Prepare Derivative Works Under   106(2).	p. 96
The Scope of the Derivative Works Right	p. 96
Limitations on the Derivative Works Right	p. 97
Moral Rights	p. 97
Federal Law Protection of Moral Rights	p. 97
Phillips v. Pembroke Real Estate, Inc	p. 99
Questions	p. 111
The Right to Distribute Under   106(3)	p. 111
The Purpose and Application of the Distribution Right	p. 111
Question	p. 120
The First Sale Doctrine (Exhaustion of the Distribution Right) and its Exceptions	p. 120
The   602(a) Importation Right, and its Relationship to the Distribution Right	p. 123
Rights of Public Performance and Display Under   106(4), (5), (6)	p. 124
ôPublicö Performances Under the 1976 Act	p. 124
Cartoon Network LP v. CSC Holdings, Inc	p. 124
Questions.	p. 130
Performing Rights Societies	p. 130
The Right of Public Display	p. 131
Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc.	p. 132
Questions	p. 134
The Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings ... and its Limitations	p. 135
Further Limitations on the Rights of Public Performance and Display	p. 136
The Section 110(5) Exemption	p. 136
Compatibility With the Berne Convention of Compulsory Licenses and Other Qualifications of the Performance and Display Rights	p. 136
General Review Questions	p. 136
Fair Use	p. 138
The Application of the Fair Use Doctrine to the Creation of New Works	p. 138
Blanch v. Koons	p. 138
Questions	p. 141
Warner Bros. v. RDR Books	p. 141
Warner Bros. v. RDR Books	p. 142
Question	p. 143
Clean Flicks of Colo. v. Soderbergh	p. 143
The Application of the Fair Use Doctrine to New Technologies of Copying and Dissemination	p. 144
Photocopying by Commercial and Noncommercial Intermediaries.	p. 144
Digital Copying by Commercial Intermediaries	p. 147
Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc	p. 147
Questions	p. 151
Copying by End Users	p. 151
Secondary Liability	p. 157
General Principles	p. 157
Perfect 10, Inc. v. Visa International Service Association	p. 157
Facilitation of Infringement by End-users	p. 179
Question	p. 179
Secondary Liability of Internet Service Providers	p. 185
Perfect 10, Inc. v. CCBill LLC	p. 185
Conclusion	p. 196
Questions	p. 198
Lenz v. Universal Music Corp	p. 198
Question	p. 200
Enforcement of Copyright	p. 201
Remedies	p. 201
Injunctions	p. 201
Jacobsen v. Katzer	p. 201
Questions	p. 201
Damages	p. 202
Costs and Attorney's Fees	p. 203
Statute of Limitations	p. 203
Criminal Liability	p. 204
Technological Protection Measures	p. 204
Protection Against Circumvention	p. 204
Copyright Management Information	p. 209
McClatchey u. AP	p. 209
Textile Secrets International, Inc. v. Ya-Ya Brand Inc	p. 210
Associated Press v. All Headline News	p. 218
Overenforcement: Misuse	p. 219
Federal Preemption of State Law	p. 220
Copyright Preemption under Section 301 of the 1976 Act	p. 220
Works Coming within the Subject Matter of Copyright	p. 220
Laws v. Sony	p. 220
Rights Equivalent to Copyright	p. 221
Misappropriation	p. 221
Associated Press v. All Headline News	p. 221
International Dimensions of Copyright	p. 223
U.S-Based Copyright Actions with an International Dimension	p. 223
When U.S. Courts Exercise Jurisdiction over Claims Presenting Extraterritorial Elements, What Law Applies	p. 223
-To Infringements Occurring, at Least in Part, Beyond U.S. Borders	p. 223
Recognition of Foreign Copyright Judgments	p. 224
SARL Louis Feraud v. Viewfinder	p. 224
Questions	p. 229
Appendices
The Copyright Act of 1976	p. 231
The 1909 Copyright Act (Excerpts)	p. 459
Regulations of the U.S. Copyright Office	p. 471
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works	p. 473
Universal Copyright Convention, as Revised at Paris, 1971 (Excerpts)	p. 485
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (Excerpts)	p. 493
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty (Excerpts)	p. 501
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty (Excerpts)	p. 507
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