LibGuides: IP Law: Copyright: Treatises

Nimmer on Copyright

Nimmer on Copyright vol. 1-11 in print
Available , 2nd Floor ; KF2991.5 .N5
Nimmer, Melville B., author.; Nimmer, David, author.
1978-; [1978 revision].
Vol. 1-11
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Nimmer on Copyright is the undisputed leading authority for in-depth, comprehensive analysis of U.S. copyright law and is the most cited work in the field.

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Nimmer on Copyright on Lexis+

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Resuscitating a collaboration with Melville Nimmer : moral rights and beyond
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2994 .P75 1998
Price, Monroe E., 1938-; Nimmer, Melville B.; Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Intellectual Property Law Program.
1998

Goldstein on Copyright

Goldstein on Copyright
Available , 2nd Floor ; KF2994 .G6522
3d. edition--currently updated
Vol. 1-5
Supplement (2024-1)
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A comprehensive treatise with detailed analysis of every aspect of copyright law, from registration to licensing to infringement and litigation. Written by Paul Goldstein, Professor of Law at Stanford University and of Counsel to Morrison & Foerster. Includes explanations of applicable copyright law to the music, publishing, motion picture, commercial art, and software industries. Also covers international copyright law, as well as the intersection of copyright law with bankruptcy, antitrust law, and Lanham Act doctrines that fill in the gaps in traditional copyright protection.

Patry on Copyright

Westlaw's Patry on Copyright
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Bill Patry is a renowned expert on Copyright Law who served as Senior Copyright Counsel to Google Inc. for 16.5 years, where he was involved in diverse cutting edge issues. Patry has practiced copyright law for 41 years, 13 of which have been in private practice, including appellate advocacy. He has been cited 12 times in landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and more than 700 times by lower courts.
As a full-time law professor for five years and an adjunct for another five at the Georgetown University Law Center, Mr. Patry appreciates the importance of teaching and scholarship.
From his seven years working in the U.S. House of Representatives and Copyright Office, Patry is familiar with the nitty-gritty of legislation and the broader policy issues that Congress deals with. He has testified before Congress, and has been retained as an expert witness on numerous occasions. He was also appointed an expert to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals by a panel of that court in the first copyright choice of law opinion, with the resulting panel opinion following his opinion and praising his scholarship and assistance.
Patry is the author of numerous law review articles and several books. The staying power of his scholarship is seen in a 2019 court opinion citing a 1981 article he wrote. He also served as editor or editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA for more than ten years.

About the Author, Patry on Copyright About the Author

Copyright Law

Copyright
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2995 .M35 2019
McJohn, Stephen M., 1959- author.
2019; Fifth edition.
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Using proven Examples & Explanations pedagogy, this comprehensive study guide provides students with a short account of the law, followed by a variety of concrete examples and explanations that reinforce and give substance to key rules and concepts in copyright law. --Publisher's description

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Copyright Law
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2995 .G67 2006
Gorman, Robert A., 1937-; Federal Judicial Center.
2006; 2nd ed.
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1. History and background -- 2. The subject matter of copyright -- 3. Duration and renewal -- 4. Ownership of copyright -- 5. Copyright formalities -- 6. Exclusive rights of the copyright owner (herein of infringement) -- 7. Fair use and other exemptions from the exclusive rights of the copyright owner -- 8. Enforcement of copyright -- 9. State law and its preemption.

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Examining the implications of the Feist and Kinko's decisions
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3080.Z9 E93 1991
Koenigsberg, I. Fred.; Practising Law Institute.
1991

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Intellectual properties and the protection of fictional characters : copyright, trademark, or unfair competition?
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3050 .H69 1990
Howell, Dorothy J.
1990
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In this pioneering volume, Howell addresses the extent to which fictional characters are legally recognized and protected as intellectual property. Through a judicious selection of cases chosen for their bearing on the popular arts, the author reviews the basic legal principles involved--copyright, trademark, unfair competition, and contract law--and analyzes their applications to fictional characters. In addition to tracing the evolution of the law relating to the protection of fictional characters, Howell explores the feasibility of isolating characters and protecting them via stringent copyright and/or trademark laws, addresses character merchandising and the associated legal issues, and suggests legal reforms aimed at protecting the creator. Detailed case information serves both to illustrate the legal principles and actions discussed and to stand as a model for the proprietors of future characters.

Divided into two major sections, the volume begins by offering a comprehensive introduction to intellectual property law. Specific topics addressed include basic concepts of property, statutory protection of intellectual property, elements of an infringement action, defenses to copyright infringement, unfair competition, and the application of trademark principles to literary properties. In the second section, Howell analyzes the extent to which the fictional character is legally regarded as intellectual property. She reviews situations in which copyright and trademark law have been invoked to protect the creator of a fictional character, examines cases involving such well-known characters as the Lone Ranger, Superman, and the crew of the Starship Enterprise, and presents an extended analysis of the case of Tarzan. Finally, Howell considers whether right of publicity and merchandising offer additional protection for fictional characters. In the concluding chapter, she offers an analysis of copyright decisions and a proposal for their reconciliation. Both practicing attorneys and students of entertainment law will find Howell's work an important contribution to the professional literature. --Publisher's description

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Latman's the copyright law
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2994 .L38 1986
Latman, Alan.; Patry, William F.; Howell, Herbert Allen.
1986; 6th ed.

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An unhurried view of copyright
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2995 .K37 1967
Kaplan, Benjamin, 1911-2010.; Warren, William C. (William Clements), writer of preface.
1967

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Studies on copyright.
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2994 .C66 1963
Copyright Society of the U.S.A.; Fisher, Arthur, 1894-1960.; Library of Congress. Copyright Office.; United States.
c1963; Arthur Fisher memorial ed.
vol 1-2

Library of Congress Sources

Copyright law of the United States of America.
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2994.A2 C66
Summary holdings:
1994, 2000
Library of Congress. Copyright Office.
1898

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Copyright liability of states and the Eleventh Amendment, June 1988
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3080.Z95 L5 1988
Library of Congress. Copyright Office.
1988

Copyright and the First Amendment

Copyright's paradox
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2994 .N46 2008
Netanel, Neil.
2008
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Discusses the relationship between copyright law and free speech and explores how copyright can be limited to benefit debate and expressive diversity.

Copyright in a Digital Age

Modernizing copyright law for the digital age : constitutional foundations for reform
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2994 .M39 2020
May, Randolph J., author.; Cooper, Seth L., author.
2020
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"This book examines copyrights and patent rights within the context of America's Constitution and its political economy, and it and tracks key historical developments of those intellectual property (IP) rights. More particularly, the book's primary focus is on copyrights during the 20th and early 21st centuries. The book connects constitutional principles and historical insights to specific recommendations for modernizing U.S. copyright law to meet the marketplace and technological challenges of the digital age"-- Provided by the publisher.

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Copyright : what everyone needs to know
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2995 .N478 2018
Netanel, Neil, author.
2018
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"Copyright law was once an esoteric backwater, the special province of professional authors, publishers, and media companies. This is no longer the case. In the age of social media and cloud storage, we have become a copying and sharing culture. Much of our everyday communication, work, and entertainment now directly involves copyright law. Copyright law and policy are ferociously contested. Record labels, movie studios, book publishers, newspapers, and many authors rage that those who share music, video, text, and images over the Internet are stealing their property."--Back cover

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Information doesn't want to be free : laws for the Internet age
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3020 .D63 2014
Doctorow, Cory, author.; Palmer, Amanda, 1976- writer of preface.; Gaiman, Neil, writer of preface.
2014
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Information Doesn't Want to Be Free takes on the state of copyright and creative success in the digital age. Can small artists still thrive in the Internet era? Can giant record labels avoid alienating their audiences? This is a book about the pitfalls and the opportunities that creative industries (and individuals) are confronting today -- about how the old models have failed or found new footing, and about what might soon replace them. Information Doesn't Want to Be Free offers a guide to the ways creativity and the Internet interact today, and to what might be coming next.

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Invention, copyright, and digital writing
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3024.E44 R54 2013
Rife, Martine Courant.
©2013
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"This is the first empirical, mixed-methods study of copyright issues that speaks to writing specialists and legal scholars about the complicated intersections of rhetoric, technology, copyright law, and writing for the Internet. Martine Courant Rife opens up new conversations about how invention and copyright work together in the composing process for digital writers and how this relationship is central to contemporary issues in composition pedagogy and curriculum. In this era of digital writing and publishing, composition and legal scholars have identified various problems with writers' processes and the law's construction of textual ownership, such as issues of appropriation, infringement, and fair use within academic and online contexts. Invention, Copyright, and Digital Writing unpacks digital writers' complex perceptions of copyright, revealing how it influences what they choose to write and how it complicates their work. Rife uses quantitative and qualitative approaches and focuses on writing as a tool and a technology-mediated activity, arguing the copyright problem is about not law but invention and the attendant issues of authorship. Looking at copyright and writing through a rhetorical lens, Rife leverages the tools and history of rhetoric to offer insights into how some of our most ancient concepts inform our understanding of the problems copyright law creates for writers. In this innovative study that will be of interest to professional and technical writers, scholars and students of writing and rhetoric, and legal professionals, Rife offers possibilities for future research, teaching, curriculum design, and public advocacy in regard to composition and changing copyright laws"--Provided by publisher.

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The fight over digital rights : the politics of copyright and technology
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3024.E44 H47 2013
Herman, Bill D., 1977-
2013
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"In the political fight over copyright, internet advocacy has reshaped the playing field. This was shown most dramatically in the 2012 'SOPA blackout, ' when the largest online protest in history stopped two copyright bills in their tracks. For those not already familiar with the debate, this protest seemingly came out of nowhere, yet it was the culmination of an intellectual and political evolution more than a decade in the making. This book examines the debate over digital coyright, from the late 1980s through early 2012, and the new tools of political communication involved in the advocacy around the issue. Drawing on methods from legal studies, political science, and communication, it explores the rise of a coalition seeking more limited copyright, as well as how these early-adopting, technology-savvy policy advocates used online communication to shock the world. It compares key bills, congressional debates, and offline and online media coverage using quantitative and qualitative methods to create a study that is rigorously researched yet also accessible to a general audience"--Page [i].

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Music law in the digital age
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3035 .B37 2009
Bargfrede, Allen.; Mak, Cecily.; Feist, Jonathan.
©2009
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pt. I. Introduction to music law -- History of the music industry and copyright law -- Current copyright basics -- Copyright in music -- What is a "copy" and what is a "performance?" -- Copyright law and ever-changing distribution models -- pt. II Music law in the digital age -- Digital distribution channels and mediums -- Digital music delivery formats -- Gaps in copyright law -- DMCA/Copyright law reform -- Web 2.0 : how virtual worlds, social networking sites, advertisers, bloggers and others fit in -- International considerations -- How to start an online music service.

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Music and copyright
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3035 .R67 2008
Rosen, Ronald S.
©2008
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Rosen provides a comprehensive analysis of music infringement issues within the context of copyright litigation. He combines music and copyright theories with practical approaches to understanding musical ideas and expression and provides guidance for disentangling unprotectable ideas from protectable expression.

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Digital copyright and the consumer revolution : hands off my iPod
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3030.1 .R56 2007
Rimmer, Matthew.
©2007
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"This book documents and evaluates the growing consumer revolution against digital copyright law, and makes a unique theoretical contribution to the debate surrounding this issue. With a focus on recent US copyright law, the book charts the consumer rebellion against the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act 1998 (US) and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998 (US). The author explores the significance of key judicial rulings and considers legal controversies over new technologies, such as the iPod, TiVo, Sony Playstation II, Google Book Search, and peer-to-peer networks. The book also highlights cultural developments, such as the emergence of digital sampling and mash-ups, the construction of the BBC Creative Archive, and the evolution of the Creative Commons."--Jacket.

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Media, technology, and copyright : integrating law and economics
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3030.1 .E38 2004
Einhorn, Michael A.
©2004
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Recommended reading for any person interested in the way new technologies, above all the internet and digital content, are affecting the legal treatment of copyrightable intellectual property and related business methods and practices.

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Promises to keep : technology, law, and the future of entertainment
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3035 .F57 2004
Fisher, William W.
2004
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During the past fifteen years, changes in the technologies used to make and store audio and video recordings, combined with the communication revolution associated with the Internet, have generated an extraordinary array of new ways in which music and movies can be produced and distributed. Both the creators and the consumers of entertainment products stand to benefit enormously from the new systems. If the available technologies were exploited fully, the costs of audio and video recordings would drop sharply, the incomes of artists would rise, many more artists could reach global audiences, the variety of music and films popularly available would increase sharply, and listeners and viewers would be able to participate much more easily in the shaping of their cultural environments. Sadly, we have failed thus far to avail ourselves of these opportunities. Instead, much energy has been devoted to interpreting or changing legal rules in hopes of defending older business models against the threats posed by the new technologies. These efforts to plug the multiplying holes in the legal dikes are failing and the entertainment industry has fallen into crisis. This provocative book chronicles how we got into this mess and presents three alternative proposals--each involving a combination of legal reforms and new business models--for how we could get out of it.

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Content rights for creative professionals : copyrights and trademarks in a digital age
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2994 .L88 2003
Lutzker, Arnold P.; Lutzker, Arnold P.
©2003; 2nd ed.
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Content Rights for Creative Professionals is for professionals and students working in all areas of media (film/video, photography, multimedia, web, graphics, and broadcast) who need to know what the law requires and how they should properly utilize copyrights and trademarks. This book outlines critical concepts and applies them with explanations in real-life applications, including many cases from the author's own practice as well as those of various media professionals.

This 256 page text is a practical guide designed to provide its reader with a firm understanding of the principles underlying the ownership and use of content, so that when questions arise, they will be able to make correct, well-informed decisions-whether concerning their personal works, or works of others that a company wishes to copyright or trademark. In addition, the reader will be more capable of exercising sound judgment in structuring employment and contract relationships and of acquiring and/or licensing works, which are at the core of the business of communicating. --publisher's description

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Controlling voices : intellectual property, humanistic studies, and the Internet
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3030.1 .H47 2001
Herrington, TyAnna K., 1955-
©2001
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Foreword / Jay David Bolter -- pt. 1. The Law. 1. Protective Control for Intellectual Products. 2. Copyrights and Duties. 3. Fair Use, Access, and Cultural Construction. 4. Law and Policy: The Balance in Cyberspace -- pt. 2. Ideology and Power. 5. Controlling Construction: The Internet, Law, and Humanistic Studies. 6. Controlling Ideologies: The Internet, Law, and Humanistic Studies. 7. The New Millennium and Controlling Voices.

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A question of balance : private rights and the public interest in scientific and tecnhical databases
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3024.C6 N38 1999
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for a Study on Promoting Access to Scientific and Technical Data for the Public Interest.
c1999

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New lyrics for an old melody : the idea/expression dichotomy in the computer age
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3024.C6 N48 1999
Newman, Jon O. (Jon Ormond); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Intellectual Property Law Program.
1999

Fraud and counterfeits

Internet book piracy : the fight to protect authors, publishers, and our culture
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3024.E44 S36 2016
Scott, Gini Graham, author.
2016
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"The international battle against Internet pirates has been heating up as ebook publishing gains an ever-larger market share. With this threat to their health and even survival, publishers and authors must take action. Drawing from a large number of interviews - from writers, self-publishers, mainstream publishers, researchers, students, admitted pirates, free speech advocates, attorneys, and local and international law enforcement officials - Internet Book Piracy speaks to such issues as: why pirates have acted and how they feel about it; the conflict over constitutional rights and piracy; the current laws surrounding Internet piracy; examples of cases taken against some pirates; alternatives to piracy; personal experiences of being ripped off. If you are a writer or publisher, your work is vulnerable to piracy and theft. Author Gini Graham Scott prepares readers to arm themselves against these modern perils by learning about copyright, infringement, and how to prevent, combat, and end book piracy"--Unedited summary from book cover.

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Copyfraud and other abuses of intellectual property law
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2994 .M399 2011
Mazzone, Jason, 1970- author.
2011, ©2011
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"Intellectual property law in the United States does not work well and it needs to be reformed--but not for the reasons given by most critics. The issue is not that intellectual property rights are too easily obtained, too broad in scope, and too long in duration. Rather, the primary problem is overreaching by publishers, producers, artists, and others who abuse intellectual property law by claiming stronger rights than the law actually gives them. From copyfraud--like phony copyright notices attached to the U.S. Constitution--to lawsuits designed to prevent people from poking fun at Barbie, from controversies over digital sampling in hip-hop to Major League Baseball's ubiquitous restriction on sharing any 'accounts and descriptions of this game, ' overreaching claims of intellectual property rights are everywhere. Overreaching interferes with legitimate uses and reproduction of a wide variety of works, imposes enormous social and economic costs, and ultimately undermines creative endeavors. As this book reveals, the solution is not to change the scope or content of intellectual property rights, but to create mechanisms to prevent people asserting rights beyond those they legitimately possess. While there are many other books on intellectual property, this is the first to examine overreaching as a distinct problem and to show how to solve it. Jason Mazzone makes a series of timely proposals by which government, organizations, and ordinary people can stand up to creators and content providers when they seek to grab more than the law gives them"--Provided by publisher.

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Digital prohibition : piracy and authorship in new media art
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3080 .G84 2012
Guertin, Carolyn.
©2012
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In the first book to discuss the global politics of creativity and emergent models of authorship in a digital age, Guertin explores the creation of new media forms by artists who use technology to challenge established modes. Redefining authorship within remix culture, the book identifies the potentialities in the social nature of electronic works to foster new creative practices- from sampling to mashups to digital anthropophagy- on a global scale.

History of Copyright Law

Who invented Oscar Wilde? : the photograph at the center of modern American copyright
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2994 .N49 2020
Newhoff, David, author.
2020
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"Who Invented Oscar Wilde? will provide a perspective for understanding the development and purpose of creators' rights in the United States"-- Provided by publisher.

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Cultures of copyright
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2996 .C85 2015
DeVoss, Dànielle Nicole, editor.; Rife, Martine Courant, editor.
2015
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"The symbols, signs, and traces of copyright and related intellectual property laws that appear on everyday texts, objects, and artifacts have multiplied exponentially over the past 15 years. Digital spaces have revolutionized access to content and transformed the ways in which content is porous and malleable. In this volume, contributors focus on copyright as it relates to culture. The editors argue that what "counts" as property must be understood as shifting terrain deeply influenced by historical, economic, cultural, religious, and digital perspectives. Key themes addressed include issues of how: culture is framed, defined, and/or identified in conversations about intellectual property; the humanities and other related disciplines are implicated in intellectual property issues; the humanities will continue to rub up against copyright (e.g., issues of authorship, authorial agency, ownership of texts); different cultures and bodies of literature approach intellectual property, and how competing dynasties and marginalized voices exist beyond the dominant U.S. copyright paradigm. Offering a transnational and interdisciplinary perspective, Cultures of Copyright offers readers -- scholars, researchers, practitioners, theorists, and others -- key considerations to contemplate in terms of how we understand copyright's past and how we chart its futures."--Publisher's description

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The little book of fashion law
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3086 .F87 2013
Furi-Perry, Ursula, 1980- author.
2013
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"The field of fashion and beauty law is relatively new. And it's exciting - fashion law touches on an incredible variety of legal issues from intellectual property to employment to international trade regulation to civil rights. Much has changed in the fashion industry since the end of World War II to require more highly developed legal skills and, happily, a much greater allocation to legal expense. The industry is entirely global and a surprisingly large number of members have grown into mega multi-nationals, with large in-house legal departments and brand-name law firms to match the power of their own brand name. Divided into four 'seasons' and discussing more than 30 case concerning some of the most recognizable names in the business - including Louboutin, Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton, and Burberry - The Little Book of Fashion Law looks at the many issues of this fascinating legal arena"--Page 4 of cover.

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The knockoff economy : how imitation sparks innovation
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3080 .R38 2012
Raustiala, Kal.; Sprigman, Christopher Jon.
©2012
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"Conventional wisdom holds that intellectual property rights are essential for innovation. But are copyright and patents really necessary to spark creativity? In The Knockoff Economy, Kal Raustiala and Christopher Sprigman provocatively argue that creativity can not only survive in the face of copying, but can thrive. The Knockoff Economy approaches the question of incentives and innovation in a wholly new way--by exploring creative fields that do not rely on legal monopolies, such as fashion, cuisine, and even professional football. By uncovering these important but rarely studied creative worlds, Raustiala and Sprigman reveal a nuanced and fascinating relationship between imitation and innovation. In some creative fields copying is kept in check through informal industry norms enforced by private sanctions. In other cases, the freedom to copy actually promotes creativity. High fashion gave rise to the very term "knockoff," yet imitation only makes the fashion cycle run faster--and forces the fashion industry to be ever more creative. Raustiala and Sprigman carry their analysis from food to font design to football plays to finance, examining how and why each of these vibrant fields remains innovative, even in the face of sometimes-extensive imitation. There is an important thread that ties all these instances together--successful creative industries can evolve to be resistant to, and even to profit from, piracy. And there are important lessons here for copyright-focused industries, like music and film, that have struggled with piracy. Raustiala and Sprigman's arguments have been making headlines in The New Yorker, the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Boston Globe, Le Monde, and elsewhere. By looking where few had looked before--at industries that fall outside normal IP law--The Knockoff Economy opens up fascinating creative worlds. And it demonstrates that not only is a great deal of innovation possible without IP, but that IP's absence is sometimes better for innovation"-- Provided by publisher.
"In many sectors, copying is more or less accepted as a business strategy. Products that look, taste, and sound suspiciously like 'originals' abound in upscale chain restaurants, fashion outlets, and contemporary architecture. And such industries typically regard the pervasive piracy as a spur toward further innovation (albeit individual designers and creators may condemn it). When an original becomes a knockoff, it's a signal to move on to the next big thing. Interestingly, while piracy certainly skirts legality, there is no prosecution of it in many arenas. Instead, sectors as diverse as the jam band circuit, the gourmet scene in New York and Los Angeles, the comedy circuit, the garment industry, and the NFL accept the fact that copying will occur and instead rely on social norms to police the practice. Those who step out of bounds are called on it, and often ostracized. As Kal Raustiala and Chris Sprigman argue in The Piracy Paradox, such fields have not suffered any loss of vibrancy. There is presently an intense debate surrounding copyright law, especially with regard to how it applies to the media and entertainment industries, yet very rarely does it factor in the benefits of piracy that are so evident in other sectors. This is to their detriment, the authors argue. Enhancing copyright law has not worked, largely because people subjected to it do not accept the social norms that the law implies. Changing norms so that consumers and producers buy into limits on acceptable practice offers a path out of the dilemma. That means acknowledging the dynamism that an acceptable level of piracy fosters, and in turn rejecting aggressive approaches to copyright law enforcement"-- Provided by publisher.

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Hollywood's copyright wars : from Edison to the internet
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3070 .D43 2012
Decherney, Peter.
©2012
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Copyright law is important to every stage of media production and reception. It helps determine filmmakers' artistic decisions, Hollywood's corporate structure, and the varieties of media consumption. The rise of digital media and the internet has only expanded copyright's reach. Everyone from producers and screenwriters to amateur video makers, file sharers, and internet entrepreneurs has a stake in the history and future of piracy, copy protection, and the public domain. Beginning with Thomas Edison's aggressive copyright disputes and concluding with recent lawsuits against YouTube, this book follows the struggle of the film, television, and digital media industries to influence and adapt to copyright law. Many of Hollywood's most valued treasures, from Modern Times (1936) to Star Wars (1977), cannot be fully understood without appreciating their legal controversies. The author shows that the history of intellectual property in Hollywood has not always mirrored the evolution of the law. Many landmark decisions have barely changed the industry's behavior, while some quieter policies have had revolutionary effects. His most remarkable contributions uncover Hollywood's reliance on self-regulation. Rather than involve Congress, judges, or juries in settling copyright disputes, studio heads and filmmakers have often kept such arguments 'in house', turning to talent guilds and other groups for solutions. Whether the issue has been battling piracy in the 1900s, controlling the threat of home video, or managing modern amateur and noncommercial uses of protected content, much of Hollywood's engagement with the law has occurred offstage, in the larger theater of copyright. This history recounts these extralegal solutions and their impact on American media and culture. -- Publisher description.

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Creative license : the law and culture of digital samplin
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3035 .M35 2011
McLeod, Kembrew, 1970-; DiCola, Peter, 1976-
2011
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The golden age of sampling -- A legal and cultural history of sound collage -- The competing interests in sample licensing -- Sampling lawsuits : hip-hop goes to court -- The sample clearance system : how it works (and how it breaks down) -- Consequences for creativity : an assessment of the sample clearance system -- Proposals for reform.

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Copyright's highway : from Gutenberg to the celestial jukebox
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2994 .G654 2003
Goldstein, Paul, 1943- author.
2003; Revised edition.
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A copyright expert traces the 300-year history of copyright, explains the concepts and rationale behind the idea of intellectual property rights, highlights noteworthy legal battles, and examines some of the issues now being debated in the courts, libraries, publishing and recording industries, and legislatures, in the wake of changing technology.

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The nature of copyright : a law of users' rights
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3020 .P37 1991
Patterson, L. Ray (Lyman Ray); Lindberg, Stanley W.
c1991

Public Domain and Fair Use

Bound by law? : tales from the public domain
Available , 1st Floor Permanent Reserves ; KF3050 .A54 2008
Aoki, Keith, 1955-2011.; Boyle, James, 1959-; Jenkins, Jennifer.
2008; New expanded ed.
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A documentary is being filmed. A cell phone rings, playing the Rocky theme song. The filmmaker is told she must pay $10,000 to clear the rights to the song. Can this be true? Eyes on the Prize, the great civil rights documentary, was pulled from circulation because the filmmakers’ rights to music and footage had expired. What’s going on here? It’s the collision of documentary filmmaking and intellectual property law, and it’s the inspiration for this comic book. Follow its heroine Akiko as she films her documentary and navigates the twists and turns of intellectual property. Why do we have copyrights? What’s “fair use”? Bound by Law? reaches beyond documentary film to provide a commentary on the most pressing issues facing law, art, property, and an increasingly digital world of remixed culture. --Publisher's description

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The public domain : enclosing the commons of the mind
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3022 .B69 2008
Boyle, James, 1959-
©2008
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Argues that all members of the society should understand intellectual property law and that the public domain, where materials can be shared for free and without permission, is essential to innovation, free speech, creativity and culture.

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Reclaiming fair use : how to put balance back in copyright
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3020 .A984 2011
Aufderheide, Patricia.; Jaszi, Peter.
©2011
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"Reclaiming Fair Use begins by surveying the landscape of contemporary copyright law--and the dampening effect it can have on creativity--before laying out how the fair-use principle can be employed to avoid copyright violation. Finally, Aufderheide and Jaszi summarize their work with artists and professional groups to develop best practice documents for fair use and discuss fair use in an international context. Appendixes address common myths about fair use and provide a template for creating the reader's own best practices"--Provided by publisher.

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The fair use privilege in copyright law
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3030.1 .P37 1985
Patry, William F.
c1985

Copyright Law and Morality

The soul of creativity : forging a moral rights law for the United States
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3012 .K85 2010
Kwall, Roberta Rosenthal, 1955-
©2010
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"In the United States, human creativity is historically understood to be motivated by economic concerns. However, this perspective fails to account for the reality that human creativity is also often the result of internal motivations having nothing to do with money. This book addresses what motivates human creativity and how the law governing authors' rights should be shaped in response to these motivations." "On a practical level, it illustrates how integrating a fuller appreciation of the inspirational dimension of the creative process will allow us to think more expansively about legal protections for authors. Many types of creators currently lack the legal ability to compel attribution for their work, to prevent misattribution, and to safeguard their work from unwanted modifications. Drawing from a number of diverse sources, including literary, philosophical, and religious works, this book offers real solutions for crafting legal measures that facilitate an author's ability to safeguard his or her work without entirely sacrificing the intellectual property policies in practice in the United States today."--Jacket.

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Digital copyright : protecting intellectual property on the Internet ...
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3030.1 .L58 2001
Litman, Jessica, 1953-
2001
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"In this book, law professor Jessica Litman questions whether copyright laws crafted by lawyers and their lobbyists really make sense for the rest of us. Should every interaction between ordinary consumers and copyright-protected works be governed by laws drafted without ordinary consumers in mind? Is it practical to enforce such laws, or to expect consumers to obey them? Most important, what are the effects of such laws on the exchange of information in a free society? Litman's critique exposes the 1998 copyright law as incoherent. She argues for commonsense reforms that reflects the way people actually behave in their daily digital interactions."--Jacket.

Copyright, libraries, and universities

Copyright law for librarians and educators : creative strategies and practical solutions
Available , 2nd Floor Reference Collection ; KF2995 .C74 2020
Crews, Kenneth D. author.
2020; Fourth edition.
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"This newly revised and updated edition by respected copyright authority Crews offers timely insights and succinct guidance for LIS students, librarians, and educators alike"-- Provided by publisher.

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The librarian's copyright companion
Available , 2nd Floor Reference Collection ; KF2995 .H45 2012
Heller, James S.; Hellyer, Paul (Librarian); Keele, Benjamin J.
2012; Second edition.
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This book begins with the premise that copyright exists to promote the dissemination of information, and while creators have certain rights, so do users. This new edition updates every chapter and adds a new chapter on the library as a publisher. Also included is information on recent developments such as Creative Common licences and the use of digital video (e.g. YouTube) in the classroom -- Publisher description.

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Technology and copyright law : a guidebook for the library, research, and teaching professions
Available , 2nd Floor Reference Collection ; KF3030.1 .B533 1997
Bielefield, Arlene.; Cheeseman, Lawrence.
c1997

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Copyright for teachers and librarians
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2995 .B88 2004
Butler, Rebecca P., author.
©2004
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This book introduces the general concepts associated with copyright law and describes the specific applications of copyright law as they affect nine different formats.

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Copyright for teachers & librarians in the 21st century
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2995 .B885 2011
Butler, Rebecca P.
©2011
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Library educator Rebecca Butler explains fair use, public domain, documentation and licenses, permissions, violations and penalties, policies and ethics codes, citations, creation and ownership, how to register copyrights, and gives tips for staying out of trouble. --from publisher descritpion.

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Copyright essentials for librarians and educators
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2995 .C74 2000
Crews, Kenneth D.
2000
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In a project of the Copyright Management Center at Indiana and Purdue Universities, attorney and librarian Crews (Indiana U.) discusses copyright issues in an age of digital information and formats and delivery methods that make duplication and transfer easy. He looks at such aspects as what makes a work copyright- protected, how long copyrights last, what the rights of the copyright owners are, and how to determine what qualifies as fair use. There is no index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Copyright law for librarians and educators : creative strategies and practical solutions
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2995 .C74 2012
Crews, Kenneth D.
2012; Third edition.
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The advancement of innovative education, librarianship, and scholarship has become increasingly entangled with copyright law. Research and education seem to be routinely reinvented with the creation of new software and technological devices. Private agreements are becoming a dominant force on the shape of legal rights and responsibilities.

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The librarian's copyright companion
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2995 .H45 2004
Heller, James S., author.
2004

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Universities, faculty, and the battle over intellectual property : who owns what's inside the professor's head?
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2996 .B63 2006
Bobbitt, Randy, 1955-
2006
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This book examines the intellectual property conflicts that occur when college professors develop new courses to be delivered by electronic means, such as through the Internet. At many universities, faculty members are encouraged to develop such courses, but are required to sign intellectual property agreements that allow the institutions to re-package the courses, license them to other universities and enjoy the profits, with the faculty members receiving nothing other than a one-time 2development fee. 3 While intellectual property conflicts between employers and employees in private industry have been common for years, such conflicts between faculty members and the universities that employ them are just now becoming common in the American legal system. The primary theoretical consideration in this research is related to the fundamentals of constitutional law. There are occasional conflicts between intellectual property law and concepts of free speech, both of which are provided for in the U.S. Constitution. - Publisher.

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Intellectual property : copyright ownership in higher education : university, faculty & student rights
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2996 .M39 2001
McMillen, John D., 1969-
2001

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Copyright law on campus
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3030.1 .L56 2003
Lindsey, Marc.
©2003
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The source and nature of copyright law -- Duration of copyrights and public domain -- Copyright infringement lawsuits -- Getting permission -- The mystic doctrine of fair use -- Copyright law and the Internet -- Copyright and distance education -- Copyright policies on campus.

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Copyright in cyberspace 2 : questions and answers for librarians
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3030.1.Z9 H644 2005
Hoffmann, Gretchen McCord, author.
©2005
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Copyright expert, attorney, and Texas Library Association President-Elect Gretchen McCord Hoffmann, author of Copyright in Cyberspace (2001) addresses the challenges of providing information in an increasingly digital-and litigious-world. From fair use to infringement, this practical handbook features the need-to-know guidelines for professionals in all areas of librarianship including technical services, interlibrary loan, reserves, Web design, instruction, and virtual or distance delivery. Topics covered include hyperlinks and framing; browsing and caching; digital images; interlibrary loan and resource sharing; e-reserves and class-based Web pages; library instruction and distance education; and more. Copyright in Cyberspace 2 features new and expanded chapters on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act; file-sharing; licensing; writing a copyright policy; and more. An invaluable section of the book compiles helpful, up-to-date online and print sources and excerpts pertinent legislation and guidelines, creating a sourcebook librarians can reference as needs arise. Written in an easy-to-understand, question-and-answer format that reveals the essential information and avoids confusing technical jargon and legalese, Copyright in Cyberspace 2 is a unique resource for librarians.

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The complete copyright liability handbook for librarians and educators
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3080 .L57 2006
Lipinski, Tomas A., 1958-
©2006
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Lipinksi presents and advanced guide to aspect of copyright - liability and risk assessment for librarians and educators -- that has not been adequately covered in other works. This is a scholarly but practical legal tool with copius footnotes. The author, a noted expert in the field of information law and policy, assumes that copyright basics have been mastered. The first part deals in detail with three types of copyright liability: direct, contributory, and vicarious infringements. These types, which are important, are not emphasized in many other works on the subject. Other parts deal with penalties and immunities for libraries and schools, the impact of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, and three ways to limit liability exposure. Ever chapter has invaluable sections on real-world examples and key points for an institution's policy and practice. Other helpful additions include "Glossary of Essential Terms," three tools covering a copyright compliance audit, an implementation checklist for Section 512 register agents, and sample copyright policies

International Copyright

The benefits of copyright registration in the United States : why foreign authors should register their works with the U.S. Copyright Office
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2994 .A48 1993
Oman, Ralph.; Library of Congress. Copyright Office.
1993

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Copyright duration : duration, term expansion, the European Union and the making of copyright policy
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3010 .B37 1999
Bard, Robert L.; Kurlantzick, Lewis S. (Lewis Samuel), 1944-
1999

Historical resources

Below are books on trademark law that are outdated for modern law but provide historical context or serve as an excellent starting point for scholarly research on the topic.

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Copyright: a selected bibliography of periodical literature relating to literary property in the United States.
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2986 .R62 1971
Roberts, Matt, 1929-
1971
Copyright law, basic and related materials.
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2994 .R68 1956
Rothenberg, Stanley.
1956
The movement for international copyright in nineteenth century America
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF2995 .C55 1973
Copyright and intellectual property
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3022 .M3 1967
Marke, Julius J.; Fund for the Advancement of Education (U.S.)
1967
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Government-financed research and public domain policy -- Government-financed curriculum materials and public domain policy -- Public domain policy: conclusions and recommendations -- Accessibility of information -- Reprography and intellectual property -- The information explosion and the new technology.
Technology and copyright : sources and materials
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3030.1.A75 B8 1979
Bush, George Pollock, 1892-; Dreyfuss, Robert H.
1979; Rev. ed.
Nearer to the dust : Copyright and the machine
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3030.1 .G5 1967
Gipe, George, author.
1967
Legal protection for the creative musician.
Available , 3rd Floor Stacks ; KF3035 .B45 1970
Berk, Lee Eliot.; United States.
1970

IP Law: Copyright

Lexis Digital Library

Copyright.Gov

Nimmer on Copyright

Goldstein on Copyright

Patry on Copyright

Copyright Law

Library of Congress Sources

Copyright and the First Amendment

Copyright in a Digital Age

Fraud and counterfeits

History of Copyright Law

Public Domain and Fair Use

Copyright Law and Morality

Copyright, libraries, and universities

International Copyright

Historical resources