Table of ContentsCopyright Dangers and the Importance of Fair Use Electronic Publishing, 10/29/00Copyright Dangers and the Importance of Fair Use- Constitution, Article 1, Section 8 Copyright Background/Origins Delicate balance What has copyright become (1/2) What has copyright become (2/2) Disturbing Legislation The erosion of the public domain- What’s part of Public Domain? Lawyers defining the Public Domain A simpler description Importance of Public Domain What threatens it?- Time before works enter public domain Lengthier Copyright Means Works that should have already entered the Public Domain (but didn't) Works that should have entered the Public Domain in the next few years (but won't) The Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property in the Information Age A Study of the National Research Council/CSTB Study Committee (Part 1 of 2) Study Committee (Part 2 of 2) A Long Standing Balance: Copyright Law The Digital Dilemma: The Balance Upset Previous bundling becomes unraveled Implications: Control and Access Digital IP Issues are Complicated Digital IP Issues Have Advocates With Vigorously Different Perspectives No Need to Overhaul IP Laws, But: Selected Highlights from the Study Characteristics of the Techniques for Technical Protection Characteristics of the Techniques for Technical Protection Traditional Business Models for Protecting IP Maybe less traditional Business Models are better Less Traditional Business Models for Protecting IP Less Traditional Business Models for Protecting IP (2) Economic Impact Research Recommendations Personal Observations Personal Observations For Additional Information... Anti-Circumvention & Rule-Making (1/2) Anti-Circumvention & Rule-Making (2/2) Outrage at Anti-Circumvention Rulemaking Decision Digital Future Coalition 10/26/00 press release Outrage at Anti-Circumvention Rulemaking Decision American Library Assn ALAWON 9:85, October 26, 2000 Outrage at Anti-Circumvention Rulemaking Decision Congressman Rick Boucher October 27, 2000 press release Concern about Anti-Circumvention Rulemaking Decision US Dept of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) 9/29/00 letter to Copyright Office from Gregory L. Rohde Database Protection Legislation Copyrighting Facts: Proposed Database Extraction legislation NRC analysis of Coble Bill Further commodification of information, diminishment of exploration and experimentation- Dangers Fair Use is Disappearing Use of IP Laws to inhibit free speech and stifle creativity Economics and Contract Laws preempting long-standing rights Further commodification of information Why does any of this matter? Copyright Dangers and the Importance of Fair Use |
Author: Howard Besser
Email: besser@ucla.edu Home Page: http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/~howard/ |