VRA Intellectual Property Rights Committee
Recent Legislation and Other News
Court Says Thumbnail Image Linking is Fair Use
- July 2003
TEACH Act Beomes Law
- Jane Darcovich, 2002
Intellectual Property: The Attack on Public Space in Cyberspace
Howard Besser, 2001
NEA's Guide to Visual Artist's Rights Act (VARA)
1997
ALA's Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) site
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (PDF format)
January 27, 1998
Digtial Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA)(PDF format)
December 1998
WIPO International Essay Competition
, Deadline - December 1, 2001
WIPO Counter Essay
(this page is no longer active so the link points to a cached version on www.archive.org)
Bridgeman Art Library LTD, versus Corel Corp.
1999
Kelly versus Arriba Soft Corp.
December 15, 1999
Hague Convention on International Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters
October 1999
European Union Directive on Copyright and Related issues
(Ongoing)
Last Updated May 11, 2004