Add to ORKGOver 20 years ago, the United States brought its copyright law into sync with international norms through the adoption of the Berne Convention. As a result, copyright notice is no longer a prerequisite to copyright protection. But because Congress implemented the Berne Convention through amendments to the (rather than adoption of a wholly new) Copyright Act, litigants have argued and at least some courts have held that certain works still must be noticed. This Article is concerned to rebut that contention
As Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Registration Policy and Practice at the United S...
In copyright law, the marriage of beauty and utility often proves fraught. Domestic and internationa...
The author presents main features of the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1989. That law chan...
Over 20 years ago, the United States brought its copyright law into sync with international norms th...
In this article, I explore the effect of the copyright notice prerequisite on the law's treatment of...
Outside the United States, many countries take the position that an author owns the copyright to his...
This article discusses the effect, under the current Copyright Act, of deliberate omission of copyri...
This article maps the problematic consequences of over reliance by judges, lawyers and policy makers...
Whether judicial remedy of the situation will be adequate or whether legislative change is necessary...
The following note discusses the registration requirement under the Copyright Act and its interplay ...
In March, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its highly-anticipated decision in Fourth Estate Public...
In 2002, a renowned U.S. class action law firm began placing copyright notices on its legal complain...
Every field of law has its “twilight zones,” those areas where ambiguous statutes, contradictory dec...
The article discusses various aspects of copyright law, including public domain, incentives, and rig...
The 1886 Berne Convention was the most influential copyright related treaty for over a century, and ...
As Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Registration Policy and Practice at the United S...
In copyright law, the marriage of beauty and utility often proves fraught. Domestic and internationa...
The author presents main features of the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1989. That law chan...
Over 20 years ago, the United States brought its copyright law into sync with international norms th...
In this article, I explore the effect of the copyright notice prerequisite on the law's treatment of...
Outside the United States, many countries take the position that an author owns the copyright to his...
This article discusses the effect, under the current Copyright Act, of deliberate omission of copyri...
This article maps the problematic consequences of over reliance by judges, lawyers and policy makers...
Whether judicial remedy of the situation will be adequate or whether legislative change is necessary...
The following note discusses the registration requirement under the Copyright Act and its interplay ...
In March, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its highly-anticipated decision in Fourth Estate Public...
In 2002, a renowned U.S. class action law firm began placing copyright notices on its legal complain...
Every field of law has its “twilight zones,” those areas where ambiguous statutes, contradictory dec...
The article discusses various aspects of copyright law, including public domain, incentives, and rig...
The 1886 Berne Convention was the most influential copyright related treaty for over a century, and ...
As Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Registration Policy and Practice at the United S...
In copyright law, the marriage of beauty and utility often proves fraught. Domestic and internationa...
The author presents main features of the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1989. That law chan...