CRM/LAW C101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Lanham Act, Starbucks, Dog Toy
1 May 2019
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Particular expression is made concrete & then gets protection. Property interest in a creative written or recorded work (books, articles, photos, songs, movies, websites, dramas/play, art) It"s not the idea that gets protection, but a particular expression of an idea. Offer holder exclusive right to use, reproduce, distribute, perform, or sell the creation. I. e. , educational purposes, news reporting, parody, comedy. Categories that allow for the fair use of copyrighted material that do not require payment or permission to use in advance. Ex. write a book & then copyright -> exclusive right to decide who gets to sell it, whether published online, etc. Government entity that protects the invention from copycats for specific amount of time. Typically around 20 years (just know limited time that get exclusivity) Gives the holder the exclusive right to use, license, or sell an invention. Someone who makes something new applies to the u. s. patent office.
