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Using proven Examples & Explanations pedagogy, this comprehensive study guide provides students with a short account of the law, followed by a variety of concrete examples and explanations that reinforce and give substance to key rules and concepts in copyright law. New to the Fifth Edition: Supreme Court decisions: Varsity Brands on functionality and cheerleader uniforms, Kirtsaeng on awarding attorney’s fees even if litigant was reasonable Works from 1923 passing into public domain, as copyright term finally has meaning in 2019 “Happy Birthday to You” and “We Shall Overcome” freed from copyright claims Cases on free software and Creative Commons licenses Developments in secondary liability and Web site immunity, such as YouTube and Comcast Fair use cases in art, music, books, software, legal briefs, big data, Google Books, online postings, and movies Oracle v. Google changing software copyright law Authorship issues involving actors, macaques, and artificial intelligence Professors and students will benefit from: Up-to-date coverage of recent developments Practical and broad coverage of music, books, art, software, movies, data and other areas Realistic examples and explanations making the rules of copyright concrete and clear A building block approach to provide an overall understanding of copyright