Copyright: Examples & Explanations

Now, the proven Examples & Explanations series expands to include a volume on copyright law. This brand-new study guide offers much-needed assistance in navigating the complexities of the field.Tailored specifically to student needs, COPYRIGHT: Examples & Explanations:covers all aspects of copyright law, together with international and theoretical underpinnings of the lawbuilds student understanding step by step and allows students to work with fact settings, which is crucial to understanding and applying copyright lawis totally up to date with relevant Supreme Court cases (such as Eldred, Dastar, and Grokster) and legislation (such as The Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005)addresses developing judicial interpretation in such areas as originality, the idea/expression distinction, fair use, ownership, and scope of exclusive rightsincludes recent case law on Digital Millennium Copyright Act issues, including anti-circumvention, safe harbor, and subpoena provisionsdiscusses areas of particular interest to students, such as music, open source licensing, and the Internetpresents shorter sections covering related state law doctrines -- misappropriation, rights of publicity, and idea submissions -- and federal preemptionallows students to study chapters in any order, to correspond to the sequence of your chosen casebook The Examples & Explanations format is used for maximum effectiveness:clear textual overviews introduce each new conceptcarefully chosen examples demonstrate the applications and are followed by questionsstraightforward explanations answer the questions and provide additional follow-upStephen M. McJohn is the author of 'Copyright: Examples & Explanations' with ISBN 9780735552876 and ISBN 0735552878.