The first supreme court case that impacted fair use was Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios‚ Inc.‚ 464 U.S. 417 (1984). In Sony Corp. of America‚ owners of copyrights on television programs brought infringement actions against manufacturers of home videotape recorders. The Court argued that the situations in which fair use most commonly recognized are found in the statute itself; when a work is used “for purposes such as criticism‚ comment‚ news reporting‚ teaching‚ ... scholarship‚ or
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1 The Fairness of Fair Value: SFAS 157‚ Irving Fisher and GECON Paulo Roberto B. Lustosa Professor ‚ University of Brasilia Abstract Fair value measurement is increasingly spreading in accounting standards. In February/2010‚ it was present in 61 FASB pronouncements. Such diffusion led to the issuance of SFAS 157 Fair Value Measurements‚ in which many prior definitions and measurement requirements‚ presented in other pronouncements‚ were replaced by a single standard on this subject. But the expansion
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A Tragic Fall "Fair Is Foul And Foul Is Fair"(1.1.12) .The play begins with Macbeth as a brave‚ courageous and loyal soldier to the king. His bravery was described in:" but all’s too weak‚ /for brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name/ disdaining fortune..." (1.2.15-17) And also in " Till he fac’d the slave‚/ which ne’er shook hands‚ nor bade farewell to him‚/ Till he unseam’d him from the nave to th’chaps/ and fix’d his head upon our battlements"(1.2.20-23) which indicates how courageously Macbeth
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Student Names: Caroline Chung‚ Laura Goralka (Vinluan) Topic 1: Abolitionist Sinkhole in Chicago; Chicago’s role in the abolition movement/underground rails (At the time of the abolitionist movement‚ how did Chicago create pro-abolition action/How did this influence the emancipation of slaves later on?) Rationale: I think it would be very interesting to see Chicago’s involvement in the abolitionist movement‚ since I don’t see much information about Illinois’ abolitionists and anti-slavery supporters
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Gay Marriage Rights and Benefits Same sex marriage has become more widely accepted worldwide than before. In the past‚ same sex marriage was been considered immoral‚ weird and religiously incorrect. Various countries around the world used to ban this type of marriage. However‚ as same sex couple population increased‚ people started slowly adjusting themselves to changes in society. Another factor for increased same-sex marriages is the rise in divorce. This has discouraged the modern youth from
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RESEARCH: Hydroponics is a subset of hydroculture and is a way of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions‚ using just water. Researchers discovered in the 18th century that plants absorb mineral nutrients as inorganic ions in water. Normally soil is thought to be required for plant growth‚ but in actuality‚ soil is not needed at all. When the mineral nutrients in the soil dissolve in water‚ plant roots have the ability to absorb them. When the required mineral nutrients are introduced
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Famous People I would like to meet There are many famous people in the world. Some are in the media‚ news‚ and magazines every day and some are more private. In addition‚ I like the ones that are more private like me. There are many celebrities that are very influential and inspirational. There are a lot of famous people I would like to meet. However‚ the three famous people I would like to meet are Mariah Carey‚ Oprah Winfrey‚ and Joyce Meyer’s. First and for most‚ the famous person I would
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In the tragedy‚ Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ the paradoxical theme of "Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair" functions throughout the play. The line is a prophecy which one thing seems like another. It implies especially to the characters that they are not as they seem to be. The Three Witches are the ones who introduce the paradox that runs throughout the play. The theme affects these characters because although they speak of the future‚ they do not seem to affect the course of it. They are the
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waste the lives of innocent animals. This type of treatment is malicious and unjust for animals. Although some animal testing has created life-saving cures and treatments‚ it is still unfair and wrong because it’s cruel and inhumane‚ there are better alternative methods and it’s bad science. Animal testing is unfair because it is cruel and inhumane. Taking animals and using them as testers is no better than testing on humans (ProCon‚ n.d.). Animals are innocent and don’t deserve to be taken and tested
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Summary “UK develops taste for fair trade” The article is published on the “The Guardian” official web page. It is written by unknown author from The Guardian company. The Guardian is a British national daily newspaper which was 1821‚ developed through centuries and is now one of the most popular daily news source of Great Britain. As the headline implies it is devoted to the free trade which has developed since 60s and is helping farmers and poor people not to go bankrupt by exporting their
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