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    Copyright law in a nutshell / by Mary LaFrance.

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    • Title:Copyright law in a nutshell / by Mary LaFrance.
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    • Variant Title:Copyright law
    • Author/Creator:LaFrance, Mary, 1958-
    • Published/Created:St. Paul, MN : West, ©2011.

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Copyright--United States.
      Intellectual property--United States.
    • Edition:2nd ed.
    • Description:xxvii, 443 pages ; 19 cm.
    • Series:Nutshell series.
    • Notes:Includes index.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780314271907 (pbk.)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction
      ch. 2 Copyrightable Subject Matter
      2.1. Original Works of Authorship
      A. Originality
      B. Works of Authorship
      C. Fixation
      2.2. Categories of Copyrightable Works
      2.3. Idea/Expression Dichotomy
      2.4. Useful Articles
      2.5. Merger
      2.6. Laws, Model Codes, and Standards
      2.7. Subject Matter Uncopyrightable Due to Origin
      A. United States Government Works
      B. Works of Foreign Origin
      2.8. Compilations
      A. General Scope of Compilation Copyright
      B. Scope of Copyright in Collective Works
      2.9. Derivative Works
      A. Scope of Derivative Work Copyright
      B. Originality in Derivative Works
      2.10. Works that Infringe Underlying Works
      ch. 3 Copyright Ownership
      3.1. Introduction
      3.2. Copyright Ownership Is Separate From Ownership of Physical Object
      3.3. Authorship
      3.4. Works Made for Hire
      A. Employee
      Created Works
      B. Specially Ordered or Commissioned Works
      1. Eligible Categories
      2. Written Agreements
      3. Pre
      versus Post
      Creation Agreements
      C. Legal Consequences of Work
      Made
      for
      Hire Status
      D. Divided Ownership of Works Made for Hire
      3.5. Joint Works
      A. Derivative and Collective Works Distinguished
      B. Complexities of the Collaborative Process
      C. Legal Consequences of Joint Authorship
      D. Standards for Joint Authorship
      1. Nature of the Contribution
      2. Interpreting the Intent Requirement
      3.5. Joint Works
      -Continued
      E. Effect of Subsequent Modifications
      F. Joint Authorship Involving Work
      Made
      for
      Hire Arrangements
      3.6. Authorship in Collective Works
      ch. 4 Formalities
      4.1. Notice
      A. Notice Under the 1909 Act
      B. Notice Under the 1976 Act
      C. Notice After the BCIA
      D. Meaning and Effect of Publication
      4.2. Registration
      4.3. Deposit
      4.4. Renewal Registration
      ch. 5 Copyright Duration
      5.1. Works Published Before January 1, 1978
      A. Copyright Renewal
      B. Vesting of Renewal Term
      5.2. Works Created on or After January 1, 1978
      5.3. Works Created but Not in Public Domain or Copyrighted as of January 1, 1978
      5.4. Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
      5.5. Works No Longer Protected by Copyright
      5.6. Author's Date of Death
      5.7. Orphan Works
      5.8. Sound Recordings Fixed Before February 15, 1972
      5.9. Restoration of Copyrights in Foreign Works
      ch. 6 Assignments and Licenses
      6.1. Divisibility
      6.2. Transfers
      6.3. Nonexclusive Licenses
      6.4. Interpreting Assignments and Licenses
      6.5. Recordation
      6.6. Termination
      A. Provisions Common to Both Termination Rights
      1. Grants Subject to Termination
      2. Notice
      3. Derivative Works Exception
      4. Works Made for Hire
      5. Agreements to the Contrary Notwithstanding
      B. Termination Under § 304
      1. Who May Terminate
      2. When Termination May Occur
      3. Notice of Termination
      4. Reversion of Terminated Rights
      5. Post-Termination Grants of Reverted Rights
      6. Effect of Copyright Term Extension Act
      6.6. Termination
      -Continued
      C. Termination Under § 203
      1. Who May Terminate
      2. When Termination May Occur
      3. Notice of Termination
      4. Reversion of Terminated Rights
      5. Post-Termination Grants of Reverted Rights
      6. Termination of "Gap" Grants
      ch. 7 Exclusive Rights
      7.1. Overview
      7.2. Reproduction Right
      7.3. Right to Create Derivative Works
      7.4. Public Distribution Right
      A. Importation
      B. Electronic Transmissions
      7.5. Public Performance Right
      A. Places Open to the Public
      B. Places Where Public Is Gathered
      C. Transmission Clause
      D. Further Communication or Retransmission to the Public
      E. Performing Rights Organizations
      7.6. Public Display Right
      7.7. Digital Audio Transmission Right
      7.8. Moral Rights
      7.9. Exclusive Rights of Live Musical Performers
      7.10. Vessel Hull Design Protection Act
      7.11. Semiconductor Chip Protection Act
      ch. 8 Limitations on Exclusive Rights
      8.1. Reproduction and Distribution by Libraries and Archives
      8.2. First Sale Rule
      A. Who Is an Owner?
      B. Sale or Other Disposition
      C. Imported Copies and Phonorecords
      D. Restored Copyrights
      E. Public Display
      F. Coin
      Operated Audiovisual Games
      8.3. Exempt Performances and Displays
      A. Exemptions for Nonprofit Activities
      1. Classroom Teaching
      2. Distance Learning
      3. Performances for Persons With Disabilities
      4. Other Nonprofit Activities
      B. Exemptions Applicable to For
      Profit Activities
      1. Broadcasts Received in Public Places
      2. Vendors of Audiovisual Devices
      3. Editing Private Motion Picture Performances
      8.4. Secondary Transmissions of Television Broadcasts
      8.5. Ephemeral Recordings
      8.6. Reproduction of Pictorial, Graphic, and Sculptural Works
      8.7. Limitations on Exclusive Rights in Sound Recordings
      A. Section 114(a): No General Public Performance Right
      B. Section 114(b): Limits on Reproduction and Adaptation Rights
      C. Sections 114(d)
      (j): Limits on Digital Audio Transmission Right
      8.8. Compulsory License for Nondramatic Musical Works
      A. Mechanical Compulsory Licenses
      B. Digital Phonorecord Deliveries
      8.9. Jukebox Compulsory License
      8.10. Copying Computer Programs
      A. Essential Step in Utilization
      B. Archival Copying
      C. Owner or Licensee?
      D. Computer Maintenance
      8.11. Public Broadcasting Compulsory License
      8.12. Compulsory Licenses for Satellite Retransmissions of Television Broad casts
      8.13. Limits on Exclusive Rights in Architectural Works
      8.14. Exceptions for Persons With Disabilities
      8.15. Audio Home Recording Act
      ch. 9 Infringement
      9.1. Prima Facie Case
      9.2. Ownership
      9.3. Unauthorized Appropriation
      A. Proof of Copying
      B. Improper Appropriation
      1. Literal and Nonliteral Similarity
      2. Computer Software
      C. Nonvolitional Conduct
      9.4. Secondary Liability
      A. Contributory Infringement
      B. Vicarious Liability
      9.5. Liability of Internet Service Providers
      9.6. Procedural Aspects
      A. Registration as Prerequisite to Suit
      B. Standing
      C. Exclusive Jurisdiction
      D. Right to a Jury
      ch. 10 Defenses
      10.1. Overview
      10.2. Fair Use
      A. Purpose and Character of the Use
      B. Nature of the Copyrighted Work
      C. Amount and Substantiality of the Portion Used
      D. Market Effect
      10.3. Statute of Limitations
      10.4. Innocent Intent
      10.5. Laches
      10.6. Estoppel
      10.7. Abandonment
      10.8. Copyright Misuse
      10.9. Unclean Hands
      10.10. Eleventh Amendment
      10.11. First Amendment
      10.12. Manufacturing Clause
      ch. 11 Remedies
      11.1. Civil Infringement Remedies
      A. Injunctions
      B. Impounding and Destruction
      C. Exclusion by U.S. Customs
      D. Section 337
      E. Monetary Remedies
      1. Actual Damages and Profits
      2. Statutory Damages
      3. Innocent Infringement
      4. Penalty for Wrongful Invocation of § 110(5)
      5. Costs and Attorney's Fees
      6. Prejudgment Interest
      7. Remedies Against the United States
      F. Google Books Settlement
      11.2. Criminal Penalties for Copyright Infringement
      11.3. Criminal Penalties for Music Bootlegging
      11.4. Civil Remedies and Criminal Penalties for Counterfeit Labelling
      11.5. Criminal Penalties for Motion Picture Bootlegging
      ch. 12 Digital Millennium Copyright Act
      12.1. Overview
      12.2. Liability of ISPs
      A. Eligibility
      B. Safe Harbor Requirements
      1. Transitory Digital Network Communications
      2. Caching
      3. Information Storage
      4. Information Location Tools
      5. Nonprofit Higher Education Institutions
      C. Notice of Infringement
      D. Actionable Misrepresentations
      E. Effect of Safe Harbor Protection
      F. Proposed Legislation
      12.3. Anti-Circumvention Provisions
      A. Causes of Action Under § 1201
      B. Exempt Activities
      1. Exemptions by Regulation
      2. Statutory Exemptions
      C. Analog Copy Protection Technology
      D. Case Law Interpreting § 1201
      12.4. Copyright Management Information
      12.5. Civil Remedies and Criminal Penalties
      ch. 13 Preemption
      13.1. Introduction
      13.2. Statutory Preemption
      A. Preemption Under § 301(a)
      B. Preemption Under § 301(f)
      C. No Preemption by § 1101
      13.3. Conflict Preemption.
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