A Copyright Exception for Monetizing File-Sharing: A proposal for Balancing User Freedom and Author Remuneration in the Brazilian Copyright Law Reform

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volker Ralf Grassmuck
Keyword(s):  
File Sharing ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Law Reform ◽  
Copyright Exception

Amending Chinese Copyright Law to Fulfil Obligations under the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for the Print Disabled

2019 ◽  
Vol 240 ◽  
pp. 1066-1086
Author(s):  
Jingyi Li ◽  
Niloufer Selvadurai
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Law Reform ◽  
Copyright Laws ◽  
Copyright Exception ◽  
Marrakesh Treaty

AbstractChinese copyright laws have not yet given sufficient consideration to copyright exceptions or limitations to facilitate access to copyright works for persons with a print disability. Now that China has become a signatory party of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, it would be significant if China could amend its copyright laws so as to end the “book famine” for a huge population with a print disability. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of Chinese copyright exceptions for the print disabled and propose amendment options for China's copyright law to ensure compliance with its signatory obligations. To this end, the paper provides an overarching examination of China's copyright exception arrangements for the print disabled, identifies the gap between Chinese copyright laws and the Marrakesh Treaty, and analyses previous proposals on copyright law reform.

Digital Copyright

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Litman
Keyword(s):  
Motion Picture ◽  
General Public ◽  
File Sharing ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Information Policy ◽  
Free Society ◽  
Digital Copyright ◽  
Exchange Of Information ◽  
Copyright Laws

The general public is used to thinking of copyright (if it thinks of it at all) as marginal and arcane. But copyright is central to our society’s information policy and affects what we can read, view, hear, use, or learn. In 1998 Congress enacted new laws greatly expanding copy owners’ control over individuals’ private uses of their works. The efforts to enforce these new rights laws have resulted in highly publicized legal battles between established media, including major record labels and motion picture studios, and upstart internet companies such as MP3.com and Napster.In this book, I question whether copyright laws crafted by lawyers and their lobbyists really make sense for the vast majority of us. Should every interaction between ordinary consumers and copyright-protected works be restricted by law? Is it practical to enforce such laws, or expect consumers to obey them? What are the effects of such laws on the exchange of information in a free society? My critique exposes the 1998 copyright law as an incoherent patchwork. I argues for reforms that reflect the way people actually behave in their daily digital interactions.The Maize Books edition includes both an afterword written in 2006 exploring the rise of peer-to-peer file sharing and a new Postscript reflecting on the consequences of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act as it nears its twentieth birthday.

scholarly journals Comparative Study on Copyright Exception for Teaching Purposes: Australia, Malaysia and the United Kingdom

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratnaria Wahid ◽  
Ida Madieha Abdul Ghani Azmi
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Public Access ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The Public ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Copyright Exception ◽  
Materials Used

While education is considered a basic human right, the copyright system however seems to hamper public access to information and knowledge. This is especially so when information that largely comes from developed countries are used as commodities that have to be bought by developing countries. This paper compares the international and national laws in Malaysia, United Kingdom and Australia on the copyright exceptions to materials used for teaching purposes. It analyzes the different ways countries manage and balance between copyright owners and copyright users’ interest and shows that in many circumstances, copyright owners are over-protected by national copyright systems although this is not required by international copyright law. This paper also shows that international treaties governing copyright law do allow some flexibility for member countries to implement copyright systems based on their own needs and circumstances but such opportunity is not fully utilized by member countries for the benefit of the public.  

scholarly journals Retelling Copyright: The Contributions of the Restatement of Copyright Law

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanne C. Fromer ◽  
Jessica Silbey
Keyword(s):  
Historical Context ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Law Reform ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Dramatic Criticism ◽  
Federal Case ◽  
The Subject

The provisions at issue in the draft Restatement of Copyright Law on which ALI membership will vote at ALI’s upcoming annual meeting are central to copyright doctrine and have been the subject of numerous court decisions over the past several decades of technological and industry change: originality, fixation, categories of copyrightable subject matter, the idea-expression distinction, and authorship and ownership.  This abundance of legal activity on copyright law demonstrates the value to the profession of this project retelling copyright.  In contrast to the dramatic criticism of this Restatement project alleging political capture or illegitimate law reform, the draft’s provisions are routine and straightforward.  They will surprise no one and are almost boring in their adherence to and synthesis of the copyright statute and judicial interpretations of it. Far from being radical or ill-advised, the Restatement of Copyright Law is a reasonable and welcome addition to the work of the ALI. Part I of this Article situates the current Restatement of Copyright Law in the historical context of other ALI projects, drawing parallels in their purposes, processes, and political tensions. Part II describes the controversy over a “retelling” of copyright law as misguided insofar as it fails to account for the practice of interpretation as part of the practice of law that is constrained by professional standards.  Part III describes the analysis and exposition of the provisions of the draft portions of the Restatement of Copyright Law presented to the ALI membership for discussion and vote this year as unremarkable but also beneficial, achieving the ALI’s goals of clarification and simplification of the sprawling federal case law interpreting and applying the 1976 Copyright Act.

scholarly journals CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE SEBAGAI HAK CIPTA INTERNASIONAL DITINJAU BERDASARKAN ASPEK HUKUM INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 218
Author(s):  
Faisal Faisal ◽  
Dani Amran Hakim ◽  
Is Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Electronic System ◽  
File Sharing ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Copyright Holder ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Article 9 ◽  
The Right ◽  
Breakthrough Innovation

 Perkembangan teknologi khususnya internet telah mempermudah masyarakat untuk mengakses dan mendistribusikan informasi. Namun, kegiatan seperti copy-cut-paste (menyalin-memotong-menempel), menyunting (editing) ataupun berbagi dokumen (file sharing) justru menimbulkan hal kontradiktif terhadap hukum hak cipta. Berdasarkan hal tersebut tahun 2002 sebuah organisasi nirlaba membuat inovasi dan terobosan yang memungkinkan berbagi dan menggunakan kreativitas dan pengetahuan melalui alat hukum gratis. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam tulisan ini adalah metode penelitian yuridis normatif dengan fokus pada pendekatan perundang-undangan dan analisis konten. Berdasarkan analisis pembahasan creative commons bukanlah alternatif dari hukum hak cipta, melainkan bekerja berdampingan dan mampu membuat pencipta/pemegang hak cipta memodifikasi haknya ke dalam keadaan yang paling sesuai dengan kebutuhan. Lisensi creative commons di Indonesia penggunaannya dimungkinkan menurut Pasal 9 ayat (1) Undang-Undang Nomor 28 Tahun 2014 tentang Hak Cipta. Lalu pemegang hak berdasarkan Pasal 81 UU Hak Cipta, dapat mengumumkan dan/atau berhak memberikan lisensi kepada pihak lain berdasarkan perjanjian lisensi untuk melaksanakan perbuatan sebagaimana dimaksud dalam Pasal 9 ayat (1), memperbanyak ciptaannya/produk hak terkaitnya dengan persyaratan tertentu. Selanjutnya berdasarkan Undang-Undang Nomor 11 Tahun 2008 tentang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik Pasal 1 ayat (5), kegiatan yang dilaksanakan oleh creative commons adalah kegiatan penyelenggaran sistem elektronik.Kata Kunci: Creative Commons; Hak Cipta; Lisensi. The development of technology, especially the internet, has made it easier for people to access and distribute information.  However, activities such as copy-cut-paste, editing or file sharing may actually harm the copyright law.  Based on that, in 2002, a non-profit organization made a breakthrough innovation where it is possible to share and use creativity and knowledge through free legal tools. The research method used in this paper is a normative juridical research method with a focus on the statutory approach and content analysis. Based on the analysis of the discussion, creative commons is not an alternative to copyright law, but rather work side by side and is able to make the creator/copyright holder to modify their rights in the most appropriate circumstances.  The use of creative commons licenses in Indonesia is possible according to Article 9 paragraph (1) of Law Number 28 of 2014 concerning Copyright. Furthermore, the rights holder, based on Article 81 of the Copyright Law, able to announce and/or has the right to grant license to other parties based on the license agreement to carry out the action referred to in Article 9 paragraph (1), reproduce their rightful works/products with certain conditions. Furthermore, based on Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions Article 1 paragraph (5), the activities carried out by the creative commons are the activities of organizing an electronic system. Keywords: Creative Commons; Copyright; License.

US Copyright Infringement by File “Sharing”: Statutory Damage(s)

2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Arthur Kuppers
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
File Sharing ◽  
Copyright Infringement ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Punitive Damages ◽  
Copyright Holder ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Us Supreme Court ◽  
Comprehensive Examination ◽  
The Usa

AbstractFor the sake of argument, not that this is something that you would necessarily do, picture yourself living in the USA, finally getting hold that elusive song you have been wanting for so long - via an unlicensed file sharing service. Your initial feeling of euphoria would rather quickly give way to that of concern since you are now liable for at least 750 USD in ‘regular’ statutory damages for copyright infringement - were the plaintiff copyright holder to elect to recover this statutory minimum amount from you. It would most likely cross your mind that that level of recovery alone by the plaintiff is not entirely compensatory.This article will thus seek to examine problems associated with statutory damages in US copyright law for copyright infringement by file sharing, in particular their punitive character. In order to facilitate a close and comprehensive examination of the issues involved, relevant provisions in US copyright law will be briefly highlighted. This will provide the context for an analysis and application of US Supreme Court jurisprudence relating to punitive damages, which will summarily be followed by a call to action and recommendations in this regard.

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