Golan v. Holder: The Constitutionality of Restoring Works of Foreign Origin From the Public Domain (2010)
Friday, 05 November 2010
On cross motions for summary judgment, a federal district court in Colorado held, in Golan v. Holder, that Section 104A of the Copyright Act, codifying Section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (“URAA”), which restores copyright protection to works of foreign nationals that had entered the public domain, violates the First Amendment use rights of parties
- Published in Berne Convention, First Amendment, Foreign Works, Intellectual Property Law, Restoration of rights, Uruguay Round Agreements Act
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Resale Royalties In The United States For Fine Visual Artists (1993)
Friday, 05 March 1993
By Elliott Alderman (Note: Although footnotes have been omitted from this version, the article is available in its entirety on WESTLAW.) I. Introduction On December 1, 1990, President Bush signed into law the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990, which was generally effective on June 1, 1991, and extends to visual artists the federal moral