Hoisting Originality: A Response
DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law, Vol. 20, pg. 1, 2009
The DePaul University College of Law, Technology, Law & Culture Research Series Paper No. 10-003
10 Pages Posted: 3 Mar 2010 Last revised: 24 May 2012
Date Written: March 2, 2010
Abstract
This commentary originally appeared as part of the inaugural Virtual Workshop sponsored by the Intellectual Property Institute at the University of Richmond School of Law. The workshop featured a paper entitled Hoisting Originality (now published at Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 31, p. 451, 2009) by Professor Joseph Miller, along with two commentaries on the paper. My commentary examines and responds to Miller's argument that the standard for copyright law's originality requirement should be "hoisted" and thus analogized to that present in patent law.
Keywords: Intelletual Property, Copyright, Patent, Originality
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