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ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................4ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ..................................................................................................51. COPYRIGHT .............................................................................................................61.1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................61.2 HISTORY ...............................................................................................................61.2.1 STATUTE OF ANNE (1710) ..................................................................................61.2.2 BERNE CONVENTION (1186) .............................................................................71.2.3 OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS .............................................................71.3 SCOPE ...................................................................................................................71.4 EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS ...............................................................................................71.5 DURATION .............................................................................................................81.6 LIMITATIONS & EXCEPTIONS TO COPYRIGHT .........................................................81.6.1 IDEA-EXPRESSION DICHOTOMY .........................................................................81.6.2 FIRST-SALE DOCTRINE AND EXHAUSTION OF RIGHTS .......................................91.6.3 FAIR USE AND FAIR DEALING ............................................................................91.6.4 TRANSFER AND LICENSING .............................................................................101.6.5 SIMILAR LEGAL RIGHTS ...................................................................................101.6.6 DEFINITION OF "COPY" .....................................................................................111.6.7 TYPEFACES ......................................................................................................111.6.8 ACCESSIBLE COPIES ........................................................................................112. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT ..................................................................................112.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................112.2 REMEDIES AGAINST INFRINGEMENT ...................................................................122.3.1 OWNERSHIP OF A VALID COPYRIGHT ...............................................................122.3.2 PROOF OF ACTUAL COPYING ............................................................................133. CASES OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT ..................................................................143.1 CCH CANADIAN LTD. V. LAW SOCIETY OF UPPER CANADA (2004) .......................14Copyright Infringement | Business LawPage 2
3.1.1 BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................143.1.2 RULING ............................................................................................................. 143.1.3 SIMILAR CASES ................................................................................................163.2 MGM STUDIOS, INC. V. GROKSTER, LTD. (2005) .................................................163.2.1 BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................163.2.2 RULING ............................................................................................................. 173.2.3 EFFECTS OF THE DECISION ..............................................................................173.3 WARNER BROS. & J. K. ROWLING VS. RDR BOOKS (2008) ...................................183.3.1 BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................183.3.2 PLAINTIFFS’ ALLEGATION .................................................................................183.3.3 DEFENDANT’S CLAIM ......................................................................................193.3.4 THE TRIAL ........................................................................................................193.3.5 VERDICT ...........................................................................................................203.3.6 IMPLICATIONS ..................................................................................................203.4 CASTLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT, INC. V. CAROL PUBLISHING GROUP, INC. (1998) .................................................................................................................................213.4.1 CASE FACTS .....................................................................................................213.5.2 RULING OF THE APPEALS COURT .....................................................................213.5 UMG SUES MYSPACE FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT (2006) ............................243.5.1 CASE FACTS .....................................................................................................243.5.2 PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATION .................................................................................253.5.3 DEFENDANT’S CLAIM .......................................................................................253.5.4 COURT VERDICT ...............................................................................................263.6 YAHOO SUED BY SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES (2008) ....................................263.6.1 CASE FACTS .....................................................................................................263.6.2 PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATION .................................................................................263.6.3 DEFENDANT’S CLAIM .......................................................................................28REFERENCES .............................................................................................................29Copyright Infringement | Business LawPage 3
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