Journal of the Copyright Society, Volume 73(1)

The Brace lecture by Scott Martin, Headaches in Perpetuity: Collisions Between Copyright Laws and Statutory Protections for Cultural Heritage, explores the intersection of cultural heritage laws and copyright with real-world examples. The Christopher Meyer Lecture was given by David Nimmer, titled The Copyright Act Never Goes Out of Fashion, and suggests that the amendments to the 1976 Copyright Act-successful and failed-could be categorized as 'two decades of decline' and the 'depths of stealth amendments.' The Copyright Revision Process, organized and moderated by Eric Schwartz, with Molly Shaffer Van Houwling, and Justin Hughes was conducted at Mid-Winter meetingPart II turns to the articles for the issue, which all assess in some way the state of copyright under the 1976 Copyright Act. We start with Authorship Nonsense by Jessica Litman, who examines how copyright law handles authorship disputes. We then turn to Glynn Lunney, Jr.’s article, Reflections on the Use and Misuse of Economic Analysis in Copyright assesses the economic soundness of his approach, concluding that Blaisell’s argument that copyright creates national wealth or jobs or a favorable balance of trade is without merit. How Long Does It Take For Copyright Law to Catch Up with Technology? Some Data Points from the Music Industry, by Bill Rosenblatt and Howie Singer, explores the development of six technologies as they development and their intersection with the law, suggesting that it takes laws at least eight years to catch up. Training on Trial: Insights from Bartz and Kadrey by Barbara Bruni looks at the recent AI and fair use cases. The Uneasy New (Artificial Intelligence) Relationship: Tech, Publishers, and Authors in Academic Publishing by Agnes Gambill West looks at the challenging ethical norms of using AI in academic publishing, and reviews five publishers’ policies. Part III takes a brief look at recent news.