The IT/digital legal companion : a comprehensive business guide to software, Internet, and IP law : includes contracts and web forms / / Gene K. Landy ; editing and additional content by Amy J. Mastrobattista

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827923603321
• Autore: Landy Gene K
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Syngress/Elsevier, c2008
• ISBN: 9780080558820; 0080558828; 9781281762948; 1281762946; 9786611762940; 6611762949
• Edizione: [1st edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xliv, 821 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): MastrobattistaAmy J
• Disciplina: 343.7309/944
• Soggetti: Internet - Law and legislation - United States; Electronic commerce - Law and legislation - United States; Data protection - Law and legislation - United States; Intellectual property - United States; Information technology - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; The IT/Digital LegalCompanion; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Acknowledgment by Gene Landy; A Note from the Authors; About the Authors; About the Authors' Law Firm; Form Downloading Instructions; Chapter 1: Introduction: Using this Book to Build Value; Your Need to Know Digital Business Law; Who is this Book For?; Organization of this Book; Approach of this Book; Understanding and Using Intellectual Property; Doing Deals; Understanding and Dealing with Legal Risk Factors; Global Perspective; Focusing on Your End Game from the Beginning; How to Use this Book; Using the Legal FormsLimits to the Contents of this Book; Legal Counsel; Chapter 2: Digital Copyright Basics; Some History; Copyright Counts!; In this Chapter; The Nature of a Copyright; What Is Covered by ; US Copyright Law?; What Is a Computer Program under Copyright Law?; The (Very Modest) Requirement of Originality; Copyright and Musical Works; Exclusive Rights under Copyright Law; Expressions vs. Ideas and Methods; How to Get a Copyright; Copyright vs. Other Kinds of Intellectual Property (IP); Duration of Copyright Protection; Public Domain; Notice; Copyright Registration; Infringement; Derivative WorksWorks Made for Hire; More on Work Made for Hire; Work Made for Hire Clauses in Contracts; Note on the Right to Revoke Copyright Grants and Transfer after 35 Years; California Law Issue Involving Work Made for Hire Clauses; Problems When Parties Fail to Specify Who Is to Own the Copyright; Fair Use; Factor-Based Analysis; Fair Use and Personal Copying; The First Sale Rule; Thin Copyright Protection for Computer Databases; Copy Protection Technology and Anticircumvention Law; Digital Rights Management Technology and Anticircumvention; Anticircumvention Law Concepts; What Is Illegal under Anticircumvention Law?Absence of Defenses; Registering Your Copyright; How Copyright Registration Works; Advantages of Copyright Registration; Statutory Damages under the Copyright Act; Getting a Good Shot at Attorneys' Fees; Filing for Timely Copyright Registration; Presumption of Validity of Your Copyright; Making Copyright Registration a Regular Practice; Recording Assignments and Exclusive Licenses; Criminal Copyright Violations; More on Copyright Law; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Copyrights on the Internet, for Software Protection and Around the World; In this Chapter; Topic One: Copyright and the InternetExample; Analysis of Web Functions; Links; Deep Linking; Framing; Linking and Peer-to-Peer Copying; The DMCA Notice-and-Take-Down Rules; Protection from Libel Claims; More on Copyright and the Internet; Topic Two: Copyright and Software Protection; Unauthorized Copying of Copyrighted Computer Code; Piracy; Private Illegal Copying; Pieces of Software Programs; No Protection for Functional Elements Inherent in the Idea of the Application; No Protection for Commonly Used Software Elements; No Protection for Use of Interfaces and File Formats Needed for Compatibility
• Sommario/riassunto: To compete effectively in digital business markets, you need to understand how the law affects your digital technology business. The contents include detailed plain English business and legal guidance on:* Intellectual Property for Digital Business* Digital Contract Fundamentals* Open Source* Development and Consulting* Software as a Service* Software Licensing and Distribution* Web and Internet Agreements* Privacy* Digital Multimedia Content and Distribution* IT Standards* Web and Mobile Technology and Content Deals* Video Game Deals