Digital Copyright: Protecting Intellectual Property Online ( English Digital Millennium Copyright Act , DMCA). Were widely reviewed and, as a rule, cited as the final history of the passage of the DMCA [1] . Karen Coyle noted that “This is not about the law as such, but about how technological developments of the 20th century changed the copyright law created in the United States and those who benefit” [2] .
| Digital Copyright: Protecting Intellectual Property on the Internet | |
|---|---|
| general information | |
| Author | Jessica Litman |
| Type of | |
| Original version | |
| Title | English Digital Copyright: Protecting Intellectual Property on the Internet |
| Tongue | English |
| Place of publication | USA |
| Publisher | Prometheus Books |
| The year of publishing | 2000 |
| Pages | 225 |
| ISBN | 1573928895 |
| Russian version | |
| The year of publishing | |
In the 2006 edition, Litman included an updated preface, in which court cases related to peer- to -peer networks that arose after the entry into force of the DMCA were discussed in more detail.
Book Content
The book begins with a chapter on US copyright law (chapter 1: “Copyright Basics”), in several chapters that focuses on US copyright law processes.
Beginning with chapter 10, “Copyright Wars,” the author considers the consequences of the entry into force of the DMCA ; it discusses the use of technical means of protecting copyright in the film and music fields, including DeCSS on DVDs , and the lack of widespread introduction of such technology on music CDs. Litman examines the affairs of the film company Universal City Studios v. Reimerdes and related cases, and in the music industry, UMG Recordings v. MP3.com, A & M Records v. Napster, Inc., and the Recording Industry Association v. Diamond Multimedia.
Chapter 11 continues this analysis, with some reflections on the relative cost of lawsuits versus legislation in the content industry strategy.
In Chapter 12, “Revising the Copyright Act for the Digital Age,” Litman examines a general approach to the development of copyright laws, concluding that “If we want to develop a copyright law that meets the needs of society, it would be most beneficial for us abandon the traditional dependence of the copyright to reproduce ... ".
Notes
- ↑ Matthew Rimmer, Digital Copyright and the Consumer Revolution: Hands Off My iPod (2007), p.9 (introduction).
- ↑ Karen Coyle, “Book Review: Digital Copyright: Protecting Intellectual Property on the Internet ” (inaccessible link) , Information Technology & Libraries , Dec. 2001, pp.220-222.
Reviews and reviews
- Mike Godwin, "Copywrong: Why the Digital Millennium Copyright Act hurts the public interest" (review of Digital Copyright by Jessica Litman) , Reason , July 2001.
- Robert Bruen, “Review of Digital Copyright © Jessica Litman,” IEEE Computer Society (May 27, 2001)
- Eric Bryant, Library Journal , v.126, n.10, p. 190 (June 1, 2001)
- Jane C. Ginsburg, “Can Copyright Become User-Friendly? Essay Review of Jessica Litman, Digital Copyright , Columbia-VLA Journal of Law & Arts , v.25, n.1 (2001).
- Lev Ginsburg, “A Writing On Copyright: Jessica Litman’s Digital Copyright (2001),” UCLA Journal of Law & Technology , number 3 (2001).
- Timothy Hensley, Review Jessica Litman, Digital Copyright , College & Research Libraries , v.62, n.6 (Nov. 2001), pp. 590–591.
- Laura Hodes, “The DMCA, The Death of Napster, Digital Review: Findlaw , July 20, 2001.
- J. Ryan Miller, Digital Copyright by Jessica Litman, Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review , v.5, n.1, pp. 257–261 (2001).
- Review of Digital Copyright , SlashDot (May 22, 2001).