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Dramatic Literary Work

May 29, 2020 02:25 PM
A composition generally in prose or verse that portrays a story that is intended to be performed for an audience. These works represent the action as it occurs rather than simply narrating or describing the action. Examples: plays, musicals, or operas. The Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices: Chapter 800, 804.1.
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Display

May 29, 2020 02:24 PM
To show a copy of a work, either directly or by means of a film, slide, TV image, or any other device or process or, in the case of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, to show individual images nonsequentially. 17 U.S.C. § 101.
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Dramatic Musical Work

May 29, 2020 02:23 PM
A musical work that tells a story and/or is created for use in a motion picture or other dramatic work. Examples: Musicals, music videos, or operas. The Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices: Chapter 800, 802.2(A).
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Academic Publishers Settle Textbook Piracy Case

By Ethan Schow
May 26, 2020 08:45 AM
Pearson Education and Other Publishers Have Settled Their Copyright Infringement Case against Unauthorized eBook Distributor
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Doctor Claims University Creates Copyright Injury

By Ethan Schow
May 18, 2020 03:34 PM
Doctor Files Complaint against Former Employer for Alleged Infringement of Her Copyrights
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Oh the Places Fair Use Can Boldly Go

By Ethan Schow
May 11, 2020 06:32 PM
Parties Presented Oral Arguments Regarding the Fair Use Dispute before the Ninth Circuit
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Teacher Continues Copyright Infringement Suit Against School

By Cami Stephenson
May 04, 2020 10:33 AM
Looking to Cure Defects in Complaint, and in Response to an Order to Dismiss, Plaintiff Moves to File Second Amended Complaint
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Supreme Court Rules Code Annotations Not Copyrightable

By Cami Stephenson
April 27, 2020 04:56 PM
A Divided Court Concludes Government Edicts Doctrine Dictates Annotations Are Not Eligible for Copyright Protection
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University Claims it Obtained a License for Image in Tweet

April 21, 2020 09:54 AM
Columbia University Responds to Photographer's Suit Claiming It Obtained a License to Include Image in University Tweet
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State Department of Education Hit With Allegations of Infringement

By Cami Stephenson
April 13, 2020 10:23 AM
Company Claims Department Infringed Proprietary Educational Data Management Software
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Final Chapter for an Infringement Suit

By Casey Wareham
April 07, 2020 08:10 AM
The University of Colorado Was Found to Have Sovereign Immunity from Copyright Infringement Suits
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A Gleeful Ending for High School Choirs

By Casey Wareham
March 30, 2020 04:26 PM
The Burbank High School Show Choirs Were Found Not Liable for Copyright Infringement
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