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Getting paid to play? Copyright, contract, and the rewards for UGC

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The existence of this dialectical relationship between rightsholder and user sits at odds with the principles of the copyright system which often assume a dichotomous, all-rights-reserved model of creativity. Likewise, limited copyright exceptions don’t accommodate for this broadly construed ‘use’ of a work.

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In Praise of the Title Verso

Velocity of Content

On every title verso , “all rights reserved” will appear. All rights reserved means all rights reserved. The fact that it’s only three words makes it more powerful than the 100-page documents you see as contracts in some cases. It’s incredibly powerful,” he says.

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Meeting of the Minds: The Price of Recklessness: Disgorgement of Pro?ts in a Post-Romag World

The IP Law Blog

All rights reserved. companies that contract with foreign manufacturers need to take steps to protect themselves against liability for a profits award arising out of infringement committed through a foreign manufacturer. company contracting with Chinese manufacturers, after insurance, 32 will be contracts.