Authorship Righs (Copyrights)

Authorship Righs (Copyrights)

Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus (1908): Does a copyright owner have a right to control sale of a book after the initial sale?

Herbert v. Shanley Company (1917): Do authors of music have a right to be paid when restaurants or hotels play music free of charge to their customers?

Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC (2019): Do authors of original works have a right to sue to protect their original works without registering with the copyright office?

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