J 350F Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Sonny Bono, Independent Contractor, Nonviolence
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Ask yourself what is each side right about? . Proprietary right of control over literary and artistic creations. Copyright law is intended to give creators economic incentive so that society may beneit from creative production. Article i, section 8 of the u. s. constitution says: To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. Copyright cases are heard only in federal court. Copyright o ce, part of library of congress, administers. Original works of authorship, ixed in any tangible medium of expression. Can be a compilation a collection or assembly of preexisting information. Feist publications inc. v. rural telephone service co. Telephone company claimed copyright in white page listings; supreme court said no: A compiler may settle upon a selection or arrangement that others have used; novelty is not required.
