Much Ado About Copyright's 'Making Available' Right

Download or read book Much Ado About Copyright's 'Making Available' Right written by Peter S. Menell and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This commentary discusses the U.S. Copyright Office's May 5, 2014 hearing on the scope of the Section 106(3) distribution right, including the role of legislative history in interpreting this provision of copyright law. Following hearings before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and the Internet on January 14, 2014, Congress asked the Copyright Office to review and assess “the state of U.S. law recognizing and protecting making available and communication to the public rights for copyright holders.”