by Meredith Kahn
May 17, 2013
Michigan Publishing is happy to announce the online availability of a new open access publication, the Frankel Institute Annual. Produced since 2008 by the University of Michigan’s Jean & Samuel Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies, the Annual collects interdisciplinary essays from the Institute’s visiting scholars into a single yearly issue. The most recent issue ...
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by mslevine
May 16, 2013
Yes, that’s pi as in 3.14. One of the frequent questions that comes up in my work involves confusion over whether facts and data are subject to US Copyright: they are not. Original expressions or arrangements of facts can, however, be subject to copyright protection. A recent case helps make the distinction clear – and ...
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by Meredith Kahn
May 10, 2013
Our friend and colleague Jack Dougherty posed several excellent questions after our recent announcement. With Jack’s permission, we’ve reproduced his questions here with answers and commentary indented below. We have also included a follow-up question from another friend and colleague, Kristen Nawrotzki. Many thanks to Jack and Kristen for the opportunity to participate in a stimulating ...
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Making new expressions from the same facts – copyright, music, and Pi.
by mslevine May 16, 2013Yes, that’s pi as in 3.14. One of the frequent questions that comes up in my work involves confusion over whether facts and data are subject to US Copyright: they are not. Original expressions or arrangements of facts can, however, be subject to copyright protection. A recent case helps make the distinction clear – and ...