Code Versus the Common Law
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چکیده
Lawrence Lessig called the most recent battle ‘‘Hollywood v. Silicon Valley,’’1 but one could just as well dub it ‘‘Code v. The Common Law.’’ The content industries’ latest efforts to re-calibrate the balance of copyright2 imply that the United States copyright system has reached a crisis that cannot be resolved under existing law. In particular, bills such as the Consumer Broadband & Digital Television Promotion Act3 would
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JTHTL
دوره 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003