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For example, an author may arrange a series of facts to support a theory for why a historical event occurred, but if the author could prevent others from using the same selection and arrangement of facts, the author would have an effective monopoly on the theory itself, which would run counter to US copyright law's prohibition on copyrighting ...
The article was a challenge to copyright expansionism, which was just entering its modern phase, and was still largely unquestioned in the United States. It became one of the most widely cited skeptical examinations of copyright. [2] In this piece, Breyer made several points:
Immunity of copyright liability for Internet Intermediaries. Twin Books Corp. v. Walt Disney Co. 83 F.3d 1162, 38: 9th Cir. 1996 Foreign works published before 1978 did not establish US copyright until published in the US or with US copyright formalities. Applied Info. Mgmt., Inc, v. Icart: 976 Supp. 149, 155: E.D.N.Y. 1997
Case Citation Year Vote Classification Subject Matter Opinions Statute Interpreted Summary; Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Company: 188 U.S. 239: 1903: 7–2: Substantive
In Tekla Corporation and Ors. v Survo Ghosh and Ors., [22] the Delhi High Court ruled that the defence of copyright misuse was not available to the defendants either in a suit for permanent injunction from infringing a plaintiff’s copyright or in an action for damages for copyright infringement. In 2011, the plaintiffs had initiated a suit ...
2007: The destruction of a recreation of the School of Magic and Wizardry from the J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter franchise during the Durga Puja in Kolkata; the festival organizers were sued by Penguin Books, the publisher of the book series. The Calcutta High Court ordered the structure demolished after the festival. [8] [32]
Limitations and exceptions to copyright are provisions, in local copyright law or the Berne Convention, which allow for copyrighted works to be used without a license from the copyright owner. Limitations and exceptions to copyright relate to a number of important considerations such as market failure , freedom of speech , [ 1 ] education and ...
Criticism of copyright, or anti-copyright sentiment, is a dissenting view of the current state of copyright law or copyright as a concept. Critics often discuss philosophical, economical, or social rationales of such laws and the laws' implementations, the benefits of which they claim do not justify the policy's costs to society.