Copyright in a Global Information Economy [Connected eBook] (Aspen Casebook)

Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook on CasebookConnect, including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities, plus an outline tool and other helpful resources. Copyright in a Global Information Economy, Fifth Edition provides both comprehensive topic coverage and integrated treatment of doctrinal, theoretical, international, and policy questions. It seamlessly facilitates a variety of teaching styles and preferences ranging from the more theoretical to the more practice-oriented. Each section includes practice exercises that enable students to apply what they have learned and to practice skills relating to advocacy, drafting, and client counseling. New to the Fifth Edition: Updated and streamlined introductory materials on copyright’s context and justifications Revised coverage of doctrines relating to authorship and copying in fact to emphasize problems that arise in organizational settings Coverage of the Music Modernization Act of 2018 and its implications for the specialized system of music copyright rules New case law on the extent of online service providers’ duty to maintain and implement procedures for terminating accounts of repeat infringers Coverage of the European Union’s Digital Single Market directive and its implications for online service provider obligations to copyright holders Revised coverage of materials relating to termination of transfers to reflect current controversies Professors and students will benefit from: Integrated treatment of doctrinal, theoretical, international, and policy questions Concise notes and questions that highlight the central problems in each topic area Multiple practice exercises in every chapter designed to enable both student review and practice-oriented teaching Integrated treatment of rules and considerations relating to copyright due diligence, licensing, and enforcement Comparative materials that situate the U.S. copyright regime in its global context