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Primary and Secondary Sources to Interpret Copyright Legislation
Excerpts from: Using Primary and Secondary Sources to Understand Copyright Legislation Information about copyright law has never been so plentiful, or so readily available. With so much information at your fingertips, you may wonder whether you should begin with primary or secondary sources if you …
April 2012, LEH-Letter: Copyright, New Media Law & E-Commerce News
The April 2012 issue of the LEH-Letter: Copyright, New Media Law & E-Commerce News is now
Fair Dealing in Canada Includes Consumer Research
On Friday 14 May 2010, the Federal Court of Appeal (in Canada) confirmed a Copyright Board of Canada decision that permits a broad interpretation of fair dealing. The
LimeWire Not Legal
The U.S. District Court ruled on summary judgement on 12 May 2010 that one of the oldest file-sharing networks, LimeWire, induced copyright infringement, committed copyright infringement and practiced
Court case: Aggregators can license municipal gov’t records
On February 5th, 2009, the California Court of Appeals for the Sixth Appellate District released its decision in California first Amendment Coalition v. County of Santa Clara. In this case,





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