Subscribe to the IP Headline RSS feed | Subscribe to the IP Headline feed via EmailANALYSIS: New Uses of Old Works: May a Licensee Exploit Previously Licensed Content Without the Consent of the Copyright Owner?
March 19, 2010 in Patent Trademark & Copyright Journal · Leave a Comment
Technology continues to create attractive new products, including e-books and iPods, that give users access to a vast number of previously licensed copyrighted works. But when a new product exploits these works without the permission of the copyright holder, litigation is likely, especially where the new use has significant economic value.
The parties to the litigation are most often the copyright holder who licensed the copyrighted work and the licensee who seeks to exploit…
