02304cam a2200337 i 4500 21220028 OSt 20240507120109.0 240226s2020 ncu f 001 0 eng 2019043953 9781531016005 (paperback) PUCPR eng DLC rda DLC cicg KF 2994 .M39 2020 May, Randolph J., author. Modernizing copyright law for the digital age : constitutional foundations for reform / Randolph J. May, Seth L. Cooper. Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, 2020. xix, 273 pages ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. The logic of international intellectual property protection -- The public contract basis of intellectual property rights -- Liberty of contract and the free market foundations of intellectual property -- Intellectual property rights and compulsory licensing -- The common purposes of intellectual property and antitrust -- Unalienable rights and alienable intellectual property -- Modernizing the Copyright Office for the digital age economy -- Modernizing civil copyright enforcement -- Modernizing criminal copyright law to combat online piracy -- Modernizing international agreements to combat copyright infringement. "This book examines copyrights and patent rights within the context of America's Constitution and its political economy, and it and tracks key historical developments of those intellectual property (IP) rights. More particularly, the book's primary focus is on copyrights during the 20th and early 21st centuries. The book connects constitutional principles and historical insights to specific recommendations for modernizing U.S. copyright law to meet the marketplace and technological challenges of the Digital Age"-- Copyright United States. Intellectual property United States. Constitutional history United States. Cooper, Seth L., author. 6 lcc 301781 301781 0 0 lcc 0 0 7 7 4 2024-02-29 Carolina Academic Press 36.00 1 KF 2994 .M39 2020 70000000905833 2026-09-28 10:03:33 2026-09-28 2024-05-09 6