Copyright, Cases and Materials, 2008: Case Supplement and Statutory Appendix

by Ginsburg, Jane C.

• ISBN13: 9781599414591
• ISBN10: 1599414597
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-30
• Publisher: West Academic

Summary

The 2008 Supplement to the Seventh Edition features recent decisions and administrative and legislative developments.

Author Biography

Robert A. Gorman Kenneth W. Gemmill Professor of Law Emeritus University of Pennsylvania Jane C. Ginsburg Morton L. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law Columbia University School of Law

Table of Contents

Table of Cases	p. vii
Copyrightable Subject Matter	p. 1
In General	p. 1
Original Works of Authorship	p. 1
Fixation in Tangible Form	p. 1
Problem	p. 7
Facts and Compilations	p. 7
Compilations	p. 7
Pictorial, Graphic and Sculptural Words	p. 8
The Problem of Applied Art	p. 8
What is a "Useful Article"?	p. 9
Architectural Works	p. 10
Characters	p. 11
Government Works and Other Public Policy Issues	p. 12
Ownership	p. 13
Initial Ownership	p. 13
Authorship as an Economic Concept: Works Made for Hire	p. 13
Employee-Created Works	p. 13
Authorship as an Intellectual Concept: Joint Works	p. 13
Transfers of Copyright Ownership	p. 16
Divisibility and Formal Requirements	p. 16
Scope of Grant	p. 17
Duration and Renewal, and Termination of Transfers	p. 19
Duration and Renewal	p. 19
Copyright Duration Under the 1976 Act, as Amended in 1998	p. 19
1976 Act Treatment of Works First Published Under the 1909 Act	p. 19
Golan v. Gonzales	p. 23
Termination of Transfers	p. 32
Siegel v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.	p. 32
Formalities	p. 58
1976 Act Solutions as to Publication and Notice	p. 58
"Publication": Definition and Contexts	p. 58
The Notice Requirement	p. 58
Deposit and Registration	p. 58
Registration	p. 58
Procedure	p. 58
Further Policy Considerations	p. 59
Exclusive Rights Under Copyright	p. 65
The Right to Reproduce the Work in Copies and Phonorecords Under [section] 106(1)	p. 65
The Right to Make Copies	p. 65
What is a "Copy"?	p. 65
Who is Copying?	p. 67
Proving Infringement	p. 70
The Right to Make Phonorecords	p. 73
Musical Compositions: The Compulsory License Under [section] 115	p. 73
Reproduction Rights in Sound Recordings	p. 74
The Right to Prepare Derivative Works Under [section] 106(2)	p. 75
Limitations on the Derivative Works Right	p. 75
Moral Rights	p. 75
Federal Law Protection of Moral Rights	p. 75
Phillips v. Pembroke Real Estate, Inc.	p. 76
Questions	p. 88
The Right to Distribute Under [section] 106(3)	p. 89
The Purpose and Application of the Distribution Right	p. 89
The First Sale Doctrine (Exhaustion of the Distribution Right) and its Exceptions	p. 95
The [section] 602(a) Importation Right, and its Relationship to the Distribution Right	p. 98
Rights of Public Performance and Display Under [section] 106(4), (5), (6)	p. 98
"Public" Performances Under the 1976 Act	p. 98
The Right of Public Display	p. 99
Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc.	p. 99
Questions	p. 101
The Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings ... and its Limitations	p. 102
Further Limitations on the Rights of Public Performance and Display	p. 103
The Section 110(5) Exemption	p. 103
Fair Use	p. 105
The Application of the Fair Use Doctrine to the Creation of New Works	p. 105
Blanch v. Koons	p. 105
Questions	p. 108
Clean Flicks of Colo. v. Soderbergh	p. 108
Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc.	p. 111
The Application of the Fair Use Doctrine to New Technologies of Copying and Dissemination	p. 116
Copying by End Users	p. 116
Secondary Liability	p. 117
General Principles	p. 117
Perfect 10, Inc. v. Visa International Service Association	p. 117
Facilitation of Infringement by End Users	p. 139
Question	p. 139
Secondary Liability of Internet Service Providers	p. 145
Perfect 10, Inc. v. CCBill LLC	p. 145
Conclusion	p. 156
Problem	p. 158
Enforcement of Copyright	p. 159
Remedies	p. 159
Injunctions	p. 159
Damages	p. 159
Statute of Limitations	p. 160
Criminal Liability	p. 160
Technological Protection Measures	p. 161
Protection Against Circumvention	p. 161
Copyright Management Information	p. 165
McClatchey v. AP	p. 165
Textile Secrets International, Inc. v. Ya-Ya Brand Inc.	p. 166
Overenforcement: Misuse	p. 174
Federal Preemption of State Law	p. 175
Copyright Preemption Under Section 301 of the 1976 Act	p. 175
Works Coming Within the Subject Matter of Copyright	p. 175
Laws v. Sony	p. 175
International Dimensions of Copyright	p. 177
U.S.-Based Copyright Actions with an International Dimension	p. 177
When U.S. Courts Exercise Jurisdiction Over Claims Presenting Extraterritorial Elements, What Law Applies?	p. 177
Recognition of Foreign Copyright Judgments	p. 178
SARL Louis Feraud v. Viewfinder	p. 178
Questions	p. 183
Appendices
The Copyright Act of 1976	p. 185
The 1909 Copyright Act (Excerpts)	p. 413
Regulations of the U.S. Copyright Office	p. 425
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works	p. 427
Universal Copyright Convention, as Revised at Paris, 1971 (Excerpts)	p. 439
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (Excerpts)	p. 447
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty (Excerpts)	p. 455
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty (Excerpts)	p. 461
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