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Copyright, Trade-marks and the Internet ; Donald M.Cameron , Tom S. Onyshko and W. David Castell; Smith Lyons , Toronto; Nov. 1996; An up-to-date overview of the IP cases about the Internet.


Princeton University Press v. Michigan Document Services February 12, 1996: The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit holds that copying books for coursework is "fair use" under 17 U.S.C. 107.


Frank Music v. Compuserve complaint ; settlement agreement .


Magill Case Comment , David Flint ; MacRoberts , Solicitors; Glasgow, Edinburgh & London, U.K.; 1995.

a discussion of the case where a refusal to licence copyright in TV listings was held to be an abusie of dominant position.


Final Report on Copyright for Software in Australia ; David B.Webber , Davies Collison Cave , Melbourne, Australia. 1995.


New Developments 1995: Globalization and Software , Stephen C. Glazier , Keck, Mahin & Cate , Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 1995.

a chapter from Mr. Glazier's new book entitled "Patent Strategies for Business" published by Euromoney. To order the book.


Extension of Term of Copyright by Twenty Years , David Flint ; MacRoberts , Solicitors; Glasgow, Edinburgh & London, U.K.; 1995.

in Europe, the term of copyright in films just got extended from 50 to 70 years reviving some rights.


New U.S. Copyright Board of Appeals Established , David A. Einhorn and Laurie Epstein; Anderson Kill Olick & Oshinsky , New York, New York, U.S.A.


Lotus Development Corporation v. Borland International, Inc. , Brief Amicus Curiae of the Software Protection Committee of the Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Assoication, Inc. in support of the Respondent; December 4, 1995 ; contributions by Steve Lundberg, Brad Forrest and Dan Kluth of Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner , Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.


United States Implements Copyright Restoration Provisions , David A. Einhorn and Laurie Epstein; Anderson Kill Olick & Oshinsky , New York, New York, U.S.A.


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