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...Gerald Ford's memoirs, A Time to Heal. But the majority opinion, written by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, was so narrowly drawn that even many of those who had sided with the Nation were not seriously upset. "There is always a natural tension between the First Amendment and copyright law," said Bruce Sanford, general counsel for the Society of Professional Journalists, "and this does not alter the balance very much...
...featured the ex- President's defense of his pardon of Richard Nixon, and Nation Editor Victor Navasky argued that Ford's own words on the pardon and other subjects were "hot news." The book's publishers, Harper & Row and Reader's Digest, sued, charging that Navasky had violated the copyright laws and stolen former President Ford's right to determine the time and place for first publication of his recollections...
...been specifically designed to protect TIME in the event of prior publication by another magazine or newspaper. The publishers won in federal district court. But the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York City held that the unauthorized publication was justified under the fair-use clause of the copyright law. The clause allows protected works to be quoted for purposes of criticism, teaching, research or news reporting...
...blue-collar type laugh in all of Rustler's Rhapsody. Director Hugh Wilson presents us with such a ridiculous wild west world that the movie becomes too stupid to be funny. Wilson interjects too many anachronisms into the dialogue and uses too many stupid sight gags. "I hold a copyright on that one," asserts Rex upon finding Pete singing by the fire. In another scene Rex and Pete fall off a cliff. Then we get to see Rex's horse dance. After a while--long about 20 minutes--the jokes wear thin...
...Copyright Royalty Tribunal is one of those federal agencies headed by political appointees who accept obscurity in exchange for good pay: nearly $70,000 a year. The board, which sets royalty rates for commercial use of records and some TV programs, has often been a dumping ground for embarrassing job applicants. One such appointment surfaced last week. The tribunal's new head, Marianne Mele Hall, 34, appeared before a House subcommittee just after Broadcasting magazine had quoted parts of a book, Foundations of Sand, that she claimed to have co-authored. The book, written mainly by Lawrence Hafstad, a physicist...