Fred Koening is the co-founder of a intellectual law firm located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He takes an interest in discussing a number of copyright basic issues stemming from the U.S Copyright Office to the doctrine of fair use under copy right law.
His focus has been copyright law since the days of participating in the Northern Burken Memorial Competition sponsored by A.S.C.A.P (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers).
His focus has been copyright law since the days of participating in the Northern Burken Memorial Competition sponsored by A.S.C.A.P (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers).
In one of his podcast lectures he gives helpful information that provides his clients and students (such as myself) on all the aspects of copyrighting and circulars that are available on the U.S Copyright Office website.http://www.copyright.gov/
Fred Koening states, " Since the invention of the printing press, copy laws have been developed to protect and foster the creative efforts of authors, composers and artist."
We all can agree that copyrights are based on originality of authorship expression but Koening reminds us that copyright law is deceptively simple. For example, there is no requirement of registration which falls under Section 102 of Copy Right Act and in Section 107 of Copy Right Act (doctrine of fair use). It is upheld that the fair use copyright material is not an infringement of copyright. Such doctrines of fair use falls under the category's of certain criticisms, teachings and research. It should also be kept in mind that Section 107 of Copy Right Act provides a balancing test of factors that determines whether or not a specific authorship be deemed to be fair use of copy right material.
The Four Factors
1) Purpose and character of use (either commercial or non-profit)
2) Nature of copyright work
3) Amount of copyright material used
4) Effectiveness of usage on a potential market.
Copyrights are grounded in the U.S constitution, and again granted by law for original works of authorship. It doesn't protect facts, ideas, systems or method of operations but clearly it was of great value to intervene its significants of creativity within the constitution of the United States of America.
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