I. Originality and authorship: new visions of traditional concepts; II. Copyright subject matter and technology; III. Copyright infringement: theory and reality in the internet age; IV. Copyright and computer software; V. Fair use and moral rights; VI. Preemption of state law; VII. International copyright and new technology; VIII. Copyright theory for the future.
pt. I. Originality and authorship: new visions of traditional concepts pt. II. Copyright subject matter and technology. Introduction: Technology and copyright law over time ; Technology and the subject matter of copyright: fixation ; Technology and ownership ; Length of copyright ownership: terms, renewal terms and termination rights ; Pictorial and graphic works: derivative works and digital imaging ; Sculptural works and useful articles in the modern age ; Data bases after Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co. ; Character copyrights ; The digital world of sound recordings, Sampling and performance rights ; A note on other articles of interest on copyrightable subject matter pt. III. Copyright infringement: theory and reality in the Internet age. Infringement and the Internet: the right to read ; Technology and infringement actions: expert testimony ; Infringement and the Internet: vicarious liability pt. IV. Copyright and computer software. Propriety of copyright protection ; Software infringement ; Software and derivative works pt. V. Fair use and moral rights. Economics, technology and fair use ; Computers, digital technology and fair use ; Parody, new art forms, fair use and moral rights pt. VI. Preemption of state law pt. VII. International copyright and new technology pt. VIII. Copyright theory for the future.