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- September 2008 (Revised October 2008)
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Copyright Law in the U.S. and EU
By: Robert C. Pozen and Elizabeth Leonard
Abstract
This note reviews the basic rules for copyright protection in both the U.S. and the EU. It outlines the works and rights protected, the fair use and first-sale limitations on copyright, as well as the application of these rules to software, video, recordings, and Internet service providers.
Keywords
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Copyright; Laws and Statutes; European Union; United States
Citation
Pozen, Robert C., and Elizabeth Leonard. "Copyright Law in the U.S. and EU." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-052, September 2008. (Revised October 2008.)