LAW 601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Canadian Dental Association, Paris Convention For The Protection Of Industrial Property, Putting-Out System
25 Feb 2016
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Natural scarcity: occurs when the supply of a natural resource is inadequate. Artificial scarcity: occurs when an idea is rendered exclusive and rivalrous, thereby rendering its supply inadequate. *business depend upon the creation of an artificial scarcity to increase the value of their ideas and to encourage investment in creation and innovation. Theberge v galerie d"art case the scc ruled that because no copy had been made in the transfer process, there is no infrginement of copyright. The scc emphasized the importance of balance in copyright law, noting the danger to our society if the balance in copyright tilts too far toward copyright owners. Copyright does not protect ideas, but rather the manner in which ideas are expressed. It rewards and protects an author"s efforts by giving the author an exclusive right to publish or otherwise control the distribution of a creative work. Copyright protection arises automatically upon the creation of an original work in a fixed medium.
