COM JO 525 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Digital Millennium Copyright Act, David Souter, Intellectual Property
7 May 2019
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Intellectual property law: the legal category including copyright, trademark and patent law. Copyright: an exclusive legal right used to protect intellectual creations from unauthorized use. Statue of anne: the first copyright law, adopted in england in 1710, protected author"s works if they registered them with the government. Berne convention: the primary international copyright treaty adopted by any countries in 1886 and by the united states in 1988. Copyright act of 1976 - specifies what might be protected by copyright, original works of authorship, that are fixed in any tangible medium of expression . Transmit clause - part of the 1976 copyright act that says a broadcast network is performing when it transmits content. Work made for hire - work created when working for another person or company. The copyright in a work made for hire belongs to the employer, not the creator.
