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WIPIP Session 8 (copyright)

43(B)log

Karp agrees that (c) is not like land, which preexisted the public domain and was acquired and distributed by gov’t. (c) c) does grant authors “rights in something he created” and that “already belong to him” at common law and is taken after a few short years from him and his heirs. Natural or moral right to own fruit of labors.

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction The Intellectual property laws are designed in such a way that not only reward the creator of his intellectual creation thereby incentivising other creators for further innovation, while balancing the rights of the creator with the right of the society to access information or knowledge.