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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

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For on January 17, 1984, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that consumers could tape their favorite TV shows and watch them later without the copyright holder’s consent. 417 (1984), also known as the “ Betamax case ”, is a landmark copyright precedent that has had enormous implications for the media economy. of America v.

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Martin Luther King Day 2015

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It is as a deeply divided nation that we prepare to celebrate President Obama''s second inauguration. If we are to break through America''s political impasse, we the people have no alternative but to learn to live together. Copyright © 2014. Douglas Zimmerman President and CEO VisionLink, Inc. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Martin Luther King Day 2013

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It is as a deeply divided nation that we prepare to celebrate President Obama''s second inauguration. If we are to break through America''s political impasse, we the people have no alternative but to learn to live together. Copyright © 2013. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Free at last! Stan Stahl, Ph.D.

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