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Paul J Heald - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the effect of copyright term length on south african Book markets with reference to the Google Book Project
Social Science Research Network, 2019Co-Authors: Paul J HealdAbstract:Research on the effect of copyright term extension in the United States demonstrates the negative effect of protection on the availability of new bound editions, eBooks, and audioBook editions of older works. Among the most popular titles, copyright protection also is associated strongly with higher prices in the US. Another recent study documents the negative effect of copyright term extension on titles available for e-lending in the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. The present study measures the effect of copyright on the availability of bound volumes and eBooks in South Africa, a jurisdiction currently under pressure to extend its term of copyright beyond the current life-plus-fifty. Monopoly pricing effects in eBook markets in South Africa, and by analogy to other life-plus-fifty jurisdictions, are also shown. Finally, the paper measures the extent to which the Google Books Project improves the availability of Books in South Africa.
Mcjohn Stephen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Top Tens in 2015: Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secret Cases
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Scholarly Commons, 2017Co-Authors: Mcjohn StephenAbstract:The Supreme Court significantly affected the dynamics of patent litigation, holding that patent claim interpretation was not always reviewed de novo and that good faith belief that a patent was invalid was not a defense to infringement. The Federal Circuit potentially changed the approach to patent claim interpretation, holding that claims could be interpreted in light of the written description of the invention, even where the claim was not ambiguous. The Federal Circuit also addressed inducement of patent infringement, holding that it was not inducement to suggest consulting a physician who would likely prescribe an infringing treatment. The Federal Circuit also held that two parties acting in concert could infringe a patent, replacing its rejected doctrine of divided infringement. Trademark saw rejection of trade dress protection for cell phone design and conflicting opinions on whether disparaging trademarks are registrable. Copyright cases show that fair use authorized the Google Book Project and also protected against attempts to use copyright to censor critics. Courts addressed some classics of copyright courses, including the copyrightability of maps, recipes, and “Happy Birthday to You.” Trade secret cases emphasized the fundamental requirements, rejecting attempts to give trade secret protection where parties had failed to take the necessary reasonable security measure
Sandstrom Carrie - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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UND’s North Dakota Quarterly releases online issue archive
UND Scholarly Commons, 2015Co-Authors: Sandstrom CarrieAbstract:During UND’s Homecoming, alumni, students, faculty and administrators take time to celebrate the past and future of the University of North Dakota. UND’s North Dakota Quarterly (NDQ) is joining this celebration by releasing more than 100 years of back issues to the public for free. It gives me a great deal of pleasure to finally see the many wonderful volumes of North Dakota Quarterly made available digitally and more easily accessible by a wider audience,” managing editor of NDQ Kate Sweney said. “I have so many favorite articles, poems and stories in these issues and it’s tremendously exciting to open up the Quarterly\u27s past to a wider audience. The Quarterly, a literary journal, is among the oldest academic traditions at the university, and the release of digitalized back issues is part of a renaissance at the journal centered on an active editorial board, a vibrant new design and a dynamic web presence. By releasing these back issues, the Quarterly makes a world of content that could only be read at libraries available to anyone with an internet connection. We are proud to be part of public humanities at UND, in North Dakota, and in spaces beyond,” editor of the Quarterly Sharon Carson said. “We are delighted to make an archive of such remarkable writing from NDQ\u27s past available to new audiences, and at no cost. The Quarterly has long stood as a proving ground for writers across the country and world as well as across campus. The diversity of the Quarterly has long set it apart from the crowded field of literary journals. Sepia toned prairie reveries shared pages with scientific writing, political commentary, history, literature and poetry. “(The) NDQ is not a stodgy old academic journal,” said Bill Caraher, who managed the release of NDQ\u27s digital archive. “The back issues reveal the tremendous vitality of the publication as a place for thoughtful comment on the history of the state, the university and the world. This represents an important resource for teachers, faculty across the country and mindful readers everywhere. The Quarterly explores topics as wide as the prairie horizon with thousands of contributions touching on issue as diverse as how best to care for state\u27s natural resources, the political and social culture of the region, American Indian history and literature, the history of the university, its faculty and administrators, and the various ways that the world intersects with life in North Dakota. The back volumes of the Quarterly were digitized as part of the larger Google Book Project and are made available through an agreement between the university and the HathiTrust which maintains parts of the Google Books archive. The back issues can be accessed on the North Dakota Quarterly website and can be downloaded and shared under open access license
