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Thus, fundamental questions arise, such as whether such copying amounts to infringement under copyright law or whether it falls under the purview of fair use. 2015) [1] is one of the most cited cases in this context. 2015) [2] Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Image Sources: Shutterstock] Authors Guild v.
There apparently is no claim of copying of any lines of software, but instead it is copying of the functionality and use of the particular coding language. Posner, The Economic Structure of IntellectualPropertyLaw (2003). 702 (2015). Patents should be the go-to in this area. Landes & Richard A.
See Daniel Gervais, The Economics of Copyright Collectives, in 1 Research Handbook on the Economics of IntellectualPropertyLaw 489-507 (P. Pallante Register of Copy. Intellectual Prop. See Daniel Gervais, Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights Ch. Menell & B. Depoorter eds. before the Subcomm.
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xxiv] Intellectualpropertylaw recognizes a limited monopoly-esque property right for the creator. 405 (2019); Terrica Carrington, Grumpy Cat or Copy Cat? 8, 2015), [link]. Minc Law (Sept. 511, 523 (2012). viii] See, e.g., Lee J. Memetic Marketing in the Digital Age , 7 Geo. Int’l Com.
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