CMNS 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: World Intellectual Property Organization, Time Shifting, Independent Contractor

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMNS 230
• Professor: David Newman

Document Summary

A bundle od rights protecting the author of the creation of any first expression of a work. For life of the author plus 50 years. Author has sole right to publish, perform or produce/reproduce the work in public. May assign rights to investors/distributors as share of proceeds from copyright licensing/rental. The form of the ideas taken are copyright. Allow brief excerpts for : critism, comment, parody, news reporting, teaching. Allow use of copyright material for: critism, review, parody, education. 14 years for books, 21 years if aldreayd print. 1886 berne ocnvention on copyright ( recognize copyright in other countries, set up a standard period where copy right is recognized life of author plus 50 years) Made for hire- 120 years from creation or. Ipintensive industries (copyright, patents, trademarks) totaled billion in 2010. Only uk and sweden are net exporters with us. Most countries even successful exporters, import as much or more from the us.