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I Know Fair Use When I See It: A Copyright Complex
Posted on 一月 17, 2012 by adminsampsung in Copyrightby Rick Sanders I’m starting a new occasional series called, “Is it Fair Use?” where I set out the facts from an actual copyright or trademark decision involving fair use, and you get to guess how the court ruled.* * This idea is completely ripped off from one of my absolute favorite law blogs, The TTABlog. [...]
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Wikipedia: First-sale doctrine
Posted on 一月 17, 2012 by adminsampsung in CopyrightFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The first-sale doctrine is a limitation on copyright that was recognized by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1908 (see Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus) and subsequently codified in the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 109. The doctrine allows the purchaser to transfer (i.e., sell, lend or give away) a particular lawfully made copy of the copyrighted work without [...]
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First Sale Doctrine: Digital Threat or Opportunity?
Posted on 一月 17, 2012 by adminsampsung in CopyrightBy Martyn Daniels One of the drawbacks with ebooks is that there is no second hand market for them. Unlike physical books you can’t sell a book once you have read it. You can’t even put it on your bookshelf. It is doomed to sit often forgotten on some virtual bookshelf. The lack of ‘first sale [...]
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Supreme Court Asked to Review Significant First Sale Ruling
Posted on 一月 17, 2012 by adminsampsung in CopyrightBy Michael Kelley @ Library Journal Public Knowledge (PK), the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and U.S. Public Interest Research Group asked the Supreme Court today to review a lower court decision in the case John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Kirtsaeng that could have major implications for the first sale doctrine and the ability of libraries to offer foreign-made books on their shelves. [...]
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Apple v Samsung Down Under – 2011 Redux
Posted on 一月 17, 2012 by adminsampsung in PatentBy Patentology The opening gambit in the Australian arm of the global dispute between Apple and Samsung finally drew to a close earlier this month, neatly typing up a few loose ends in what must surely be the biggest Australian patent story in recent memory. The stage is now set for the main event – [...]
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