Copyright: Examples & Explanations, 2e

Copyright: Examples & Explanations, 2e
by Stephen M. McJohn
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<p> <b>Examples & Explanations: Copyright,</b> now in its <b>Second Edition</b> , offers a clear and concise overview of an increasingly complex field of law. Experienced authorship, combined with the proven-effective<i> Examples & Explanations</i> pedagogy, ensures that your students will be able to firmly grasp central concepts and get the full benefit from their classroom experience and assigned reading. </p> <ul> <li> <b>thorough coverage of Copyright Law</b> that includes both national and international contexts, as well as theory </li> <li> <b>a building-block approach to presenting new concepts</b>; examples graduate from simple to more complex </li> <li> <b>up-to-date Supreme Court cases and legislation </b> </li> <li> <b>coverage of developing judicial interpretation</b>, such as originality, the idea/expression distinction, fair use, ownership, and scope of exclusive rights </li> <li> <b>engaging topics</b>, such as music, open source licensing, and Internet issues </li> <li> <b>brief treatment of related state law doctrines</b>, such as misappropriation, rights of publicity, idea submissions, and federal preemption </li> <li> <b>modular chapters</b> that may be referenced or studied in any order </li> </ul> <p> <b>Updated throughout, the Second Edition includes:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>new developments regarding Internet service providers,</b> such as liability and subpoenas for users’ activity and take-down procedures </li> <li> <b>minimum statutory damages</b> for downloading music </li> <li> <b>coverage of originality,</b> such as copyright in forms and digital images of public domain works </li> <li> <b>DMCA anticircumvention provisions</b>, such as new exemptions and cases protecting legitimate uses of copyright protected works </li> <li> <b>First Amendment limits </b>on Congress’s power to expand copyright protection </li> <li> <b>international issues</b>, such as restoration of copyright for foreign works, and scope of protection abroad for US works </li> <li> <b>copyright protection for databases, software, and orphan works</b> </li> <li> <b>consumers licensing</b>—such as click-through copyright licenses and arbitration clauses </li> <li> new material on <b>fair use</b>: <ul> <li> thumbnail images in search engines </li> <li> Google Book case </li> <li> Turnitin, on-line plagiarism protection </li> <li> public records in private databases </li> <li> legal document </li> </ul> </li> <li> <b>recent cases </b>on audio books, sampling, and data use restrictions </li> </ul> <p> If you have students who appear to be struggling to understand their casebook assignments, you can confidently offer them the assistance of the proven-effective pedagogy in <b>Examples & Explanations: Copyright,</b> now in a timely <b>Second Edition</b>. Its student-friendly introductions, engaging problem exercises, and illuminating answers will give those students valuable help in understanding the basic concepts of Copyright Law. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #66288 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 773 pages