ABSTRACT The historical trends, methods, and observations of the courts, legislature and copyright Office concerning the copyright law in relation to the development and introduction of technological processes and products during the twentieth century are analyzed. The rationale and underlying trends in the adaptation of copyright statutes to new technologies is shown by discussion of key cases. Several suggested mechanisms are reviewed for providing technological expertise to the courts to enable them to respond to the complex technological issues that may arise in copyright litigation. The impact of copyright law upon computerized Scientific and Technological Information Systems (STI) is discussed in the context of data bases and document storage and retrieval. The characteristics and conditions of the use of copyrighted material in computerized STI systems is presented. Blanket licensing, clearinghouses and compulsory licensing mechanisms that might be adapted for the use of copyrighted material in computer systems are reviewed. KEY WORDS: Copyright A.1.3 MAJOR FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS A.1.3.1 Technological Innovation A.1.3.2 Major Historical Issues A.1.3.3 Conclusions Relating to Adaptation of Copy- right Law to New Technologies. A.1.3.4 Providing Technological Expertise to the A.1.3.5 STI Systems and Copyright Law. A.1.3.6 Groups Interested in STI Systems A.1.3.7 Orientation of Suppliers and Users of A.1.3.8 Copyright Law and its Impact upon A.1.3.8.1 Copyright Protection for Computer Programs A.1.3.8.2 Copyright Protection for Data Bases. A.1.3.8.3 The Production of Data Bases A.1.3.8.4 The Use of copyrighted Data Bases in A.1.3.8.5 Exclusive and Compulsory Licenses for the A.1.3.8.6 Full Text Storage and Retrieval of Docu- ments in Computerized Systems. . A.2.1.1 Philosophical Basis of copyright A.2.2.1 Copyrightability of Motion Pictures A.2.2.1.1 White Smith v. Apollo. A.2.2.2 Motion Picture Version of copyrighted Novel A.2.2.3 Performance Rights in Motion Pictures. . PAGE . . A.2.2.5 Use of Music in Sound Tracks . A.2.2.6 Motion Pictures Under the New Act of 1976. A.2.3.1.1 Copyright Act of 1909. . A.2.3.1.2 Copyright Act of 1976. . A.2.3.2.1 Congressional Legislation. A.2.4.1 Broadcasting as Performance A.2.4.4 Copyright Act of 1976 A.2.5.1 The Copyright Act of 1976. A.2.6.1 The Copyright Act of 1976. A-28 . . . A.3 A.4.1 BACKGROUND A.4.1.1 Legislative History. A.4.1.2 Interested Groups. A.4.2.1 Computer Programs. A.4.2.3 Supplying Copyrighted Documents A.4.4.1.1 Copyrightability A.4.4.1.4 Supplements to Update Data Bases A.4.4.2.1 Bibliographic Indexes A.4.4.2.2 Abstracts in Data Bases Computer Systems Readable Copies. Readable copies. A-66 PAGE A-81 A-82 A-83 A-83 . . A-88 A.4.4.3.3 Where Third Persons Offer to Supply Machine-Readable copies. Copyright A.4.4.4.1 Normal Output. of System Use of Data Bases. ... A.4.5.1 Preliminary Observations . Infringement .. License. REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS. A.4.6.2.1 ASCAP and BMI as Models A.4.6.2.2 Problem Areas A.4.6.3.1 The Compulsory License for Jukeboxes Broadcasting A-89 . . . A-90 . A-99 SUPPLEMENT 1 - STI TECHNOLOGY A-101 |