Understanding Copyright LawThe primary focus of this comprehensive text is on the Copyright Act of 1976 & the developing case law in our digital age & networked environment. Copyright law is presented in its institutional, economic & historical contexts. Its relationship with other areas of intellectual property law is explored. explores the latest statutory changes, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, & the Sonny Bono Term Extension Act recently passed by Congress. This highly effective text provides students with the necessary background & current doctrine to analyze copyright problems properly. |
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Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
CHAPTER 2 | 33 |
Derivative Works And Compilations | 44 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Understanding Copyright Law Contemporary Casebook Series Legal Text Series |
| Author | Marshall A. Leaffer |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender, 1995 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Jun 28, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0256164487, 9780256164480 |
| Length | 400 pages |
| Subjects | › › Law / Intellectual Property / Copyright |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |