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COPYRIGHT, FAIR USE & THE INTERNET
COPYRIGHT - ©
U.S. Constitution, Article I, § 8, clause 8
COPYRIGHT BASICS IN THE ELECTRONIC ERA
NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT
TERM OF COPYRIGHT
RIGHTS OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER
FAIR USE
FAIR USE FACTORS
THE DIGITAL WORLD: WHAT DOES THE INTERNET DO TO © ?
NOTHING!
Result = mass reproduction
INTERNET PARTICULARS
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WORLD WIDE WEB
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Indicate on homepage that permission was received
LINKING = CROSS REFERENCES
PROTECTING YOUR WORK
PENDING BILLS
DAMAGES § 504
Statutory Damages
NEW CRIMINAL PENALTIES
Any person who willfully infringes
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PENALTIES
OBSCENITY & THE INTERNET
RENO v. ACLU 117 S.Ct. 2329 (1997)
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Supreme Court said of CDA:
U.S. v. THOMAS 74 F.3d 701 (6th Cir. 1996)
CONTINUES TO BE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
NEW COATES BILL
Distribution of child pornography continues to be illegal under a separate statute, 19 U.S.C. §§ 1454-65 (1994)
FILTERING
NO PERFECT SOLUTION FOR CHILDREN
State statutes
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