Copyright Protection for Fashion Design : A Legal Analysis of the Design Piracy Prohibition Act (H.R. 2033 and S. 1957).

Reviews provisions of H.R. 2196, the Design Piracy Prohibition Act, to amend chapter 13 of the Copyright Act to grant fashion designs a three-year term of copyright protection. Analyzes amendments that H.R. 2033 would make to chapter 13 of the Copyright Act, and summarizes arguments in favor of and...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Clothing trade. Copyright. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews provisions of H.R. 2196, the Design Piracy Prohibition Act, to amend chapter 13 of the Copyright Act to grant fashion designs a three-year term of copyright protection. Analyzes amendments that H.R. 2033 would make to chapter 13 of the Copyright Act, and summarizes arguments in favor of and against extending copyright protection to fashion designers.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.