infringement of copyright
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Introduction. I. Copyright Infringement on the Internet. A. Digital Millennium Copyright Act. B. Internet Backbone Providers. C. Web Sites and Peer-to-Peer Services. D. Individual Civil Liability. E. Individual Criminal Liability. II. The Liability of Parents for Tortious Acts of Their Minor Children. A. Existence of Liability. 1. Full Immunity. 2. Negligent Supervision. 3. Family Purpose Doctrine. B. Deterrence in Juvenile Law. C. Remedy for Copyright Infringement by Minors. III. The Family Purpose Doctrine Should be Extended to Illegal File Swapping by Minors. A. Theories of Third-Party Parental Liability. 1. Applicable Doctrine. 2. Contributory Liability. a. Background. b. Knowledge. c. Material Contribution. 3. Vicario...
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Previously published in Bloomberg BNA.
1. Introduction
Recent cases reveal that seeking a reasonable royalty as a copyright remedy can be an unc...
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The Federal Courts Rules provide a summary judgment procedure that allows a party to prevent claims or defences that have no chance of success from pr...
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a unit of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), recently seized several websites on suspicion of ...
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[...] copying whether sought to be proven through evidence of access and similarities or striking or probative similarities, is most likely to be absent upon an alleged infringer's motion for summary judgment.
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By Tony Watson and Lisa Egan
There is a common misconception that changing a work by 10% or 20% will mean that you can avoid liability for copyright...
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The growth of online copyright infringement has posed serious challenges to copyright owners and more of them are now relying on the "Norwich Pharmaca...
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Introduction I. Forgery As Copyright Infringement A. "Forgery" Defined B. A Simple Case Of Infringement II. Utility, Copyright, And The Fine Arts A. Utility At The Founding B. The Birth Of A Utilitarian Copyright C. The Emergence Of The Philosophy Of Natural Right, Or How Copyright Came To Protect The Fine Arts III. Exposing The Pretension Of Copyright A. Doing The Utilitarian Math 1. Happiness 1 2. Suffering 0 3. Suffering 1 4. Happiness 2 B. Conclusion