Author : Robert T. Stephan
Release : 1981
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Book Synopsis Attorney General Opinion No. 1981-048 by : Robert T. Stephan
Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1981-048 written by Robert T. Stephan. This book was released on 1981. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reports of the decisions of the Kansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals may be copyrighted as compilations. However, any such copyright cannot cover the opinions of the judges and justices or other material prepared by them in the discharge of their judicial duties. The copyright protection afforded the Reports is limited to the Appellate Reporter's own work and labor in the production of the Reports. The publication of advance sheets without copyright notice under copyright laws existing prior to January 1, 1978, resulted in forfeiture of the copyright on the material contained therein, which cannot be revived by subsequent publication in copyrighted volumes of the Reports. However, the publication of advance sheets without copyright notice after that date under current copyright laws does not constitute a forfeiture, and the works are protected from infringement as long as they are properly registered within five years after first publication. Neither one of these circumstances affects the validity of the copyright of the Reports as a compilation of preexisting material, but the copyright can only cover new and original material contributed by the reporter. The use made of the Reports by West Publishing Company and K-Bar Research, Inc., pursuant to licensing agreements, has not resulted in forfeiture of the copyright protection afforded the Reports. Cited herein: K.S.A. 20-206, K.S.A. 1980 Supp. 20-211, 17 U.S.C.A. sections 1, 3, 10, 19, 102, 103, 106, 405, P.L. 94-553, U.S. Const., Art. I, section 8.
