Guide to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works


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The aim of this Guide is to present, as simply and clearly as possible, the contents of the Berne Convention and to provide a number of explanations as to its nature, aims and scope.




Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works


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The Convention rests on three basic principles and contains a series of provisions determining the minimum protection to be granted, as well as special provisions available to developing countries which want to make use of them.




Treaties in Force


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Treaties in Force


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United States Code


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Treaties in Force: A List of Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States in Force on January 1, 2004


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State Department Publication 11183. Released October 2004. Lists treaties and other international agreements of the United States on record in the Department of State on January 1, 2004 which had not expired by their terms or which had not been denounced by the parties, replaced or superseded by other agreements, or otherwise definitely terminated. Published annually. Item 900-A.




The Soul of Creativity


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In the United States, human creativity is historically understood to be motivated by economic concerns. However, this perspective fails to account for the reality that human creativity is also often the result of internal motivations having nothing to do with money. This book addresses what motivates human creativity and how the law governing authors' rights should be shaped in response to these motivations. On a practical level, it illustrates how integrating a fuller appreciation of the inspirational dimension of the creative process will allow us to think more expansively about legal protections for authors. Many types of creators currently lack the legal ability to compel attribution for their work, to prevent misattribution, and to safeguard their work from unwanted modifications. Drawing from a number of diverse sources, including literary, philosophical, and religious works, this book offers real solutions for crafting legal measures that facilitate an author's ability to safeguard his or her work without entirely sacrificing the intellectual property policies in practice in the United States today.




Legal Issues for Library and Information Managers


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Here is a useful and readable volume about important and controversial legal issues of concern to all library managers and information professionals. Learn the implications of the complex, relevant laws on collective bargaining, privacy of circulation files, employee record keeping, personnel management, censorship, copyright, and much more.




Copyright Law Symposium


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Featured here are the following prizewinning essays in the 1992 and 1993 ASCAP Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition in copyright law: 19921st Prize: Daniel A. Saunders, University of California School of Law at Berkeley, "Copyright Law's Broken 'Rear Window': An Appraisal of Damage and Estimate Repair".2nd Prize: Laurie Stearns, University of California School of Law at Berkeley, "Copy Wrong: Plagiarism, Process, Property and the Law".3rd Prize: Julie Alane Arthur, Georgetown University Law Center, "Jeff Koons: Artist or Thief?"4th Prize: Philip H. Miller, Fordham University School of Law, "Life After Feist: Facts for the Amendment, and the Copyright Status of Automated Databases".5th Prize: Jeffrey H. Brown, University of Wisconsin Law School, "'They Don't Make Music the Way they Used To': The Legal Implications of 'Sampling' in Contemporary Music".19931st Prize: Raleigh William Newsam, II, X, "Architecture and Copyright: An Analytical Framework for Separating the Poeticfrom the Prosaic".2nd Prize: Timothy Scott Teter, Stanford Law School, "Merger and the Machines: An Analysis of the Pro-Compatibility Trend in Computer Science Copyright Cases".3rd Prize: Carl H. Settlemyer, Georgetown University Law Center, "Between Thought and Possession: Artists' 'Moral Rights' and Public Access to Creative Works".4th Prize: Carolyn McColley, University of California School of Law at Berkeley, "Limitations on Moral Rights in French: Droit d'Au