This title provides a clear and thorough exploration of the doctrinal and policy issues in American copyright law. In a style accessible to both students and practitioners, it covers every major topic in basic copyright courses: history, formalities, exclusive rights, fair use, civil and criminal enforcement, and federal preemption of state law. The authors also address major new issues that have emerged, including the rules of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act regarding circumvention of technological protections of copyrighted materials, and the principles of secondary liability, both in their basic form and as developed through application of the DMCA to Internet service providers. In addition, attention is given to the important points at which U.S. copyright law intersects with international intellectual property treaties.
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"The Federal Judicial Center provides this reproduction of Copyright Law, by Jane Ginsburg & Robert Gorman, to the federal judiciary with the permission of FoundationPress/Thomson Reuters."
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. History and background; 2. The subject matter of copyright; 3. Ownership of copyright; 4. Duration and renewal and authors' reversion rights; 5. Copyright formalities; 6. Exclusive rights of the copyright owner; 7. Fair use and other exemptions from the exclusive rights of the copyright owner; 8. Secondary liability : general principles and in digital communications; 9. Enforcement of copyright; 10. State law and its preemption.