Author(s)
Source
New York: Aspen, 2005
Summary
This book offers an overview of copyright law for lawyers, courts and policymakers.
Policy Relevance
Copyright law has been unsettled by technologies such as the Internet.
Main Points
- Key issues in copyright law today include contracts and licensing, and how judges interpret contracts, assignments, and licenses.
- The interpretation of copyright in a world of the Internet and digital technologies is difficult.
- Sometimes, third parties are liable for copyright infringement, even when they do not make the actual copies: this law is somewhat unsettled.
- Many new cases cover copyrights in computer software.
- Section 43(a) of The Lanham Act fills some gaps in traditional copyright law by refining trademark principles.
