Article Title
Raise The Yellow Submarine! Subafilms and Extraterritorial Application of the Copyright Act
Document Type
Note
Publication Date
12-1995
Publication Citation
48 Federal Communications Law Journal 133 (1995)
Abstract
Protecting United States industry from the costs of overseas pirating is complex without an enforceable bilateral copyright agreement. In fact, the U.S. loses billions of dollars to acts of piracy abroad every year. Yet, the Ninth Circuit destroyed a potential check against overseas piracy in Subafilms, Ltd. v. MGM-Pathe Communs. Co. when it ruled that the U.S. Copyright Act does not prohibit piracy abroad. After a discussion of relevant case law surrounding extraterritorial application of the Copyright Act, the Author of this Note criticizes the Subafilms decision and proposes changes to the current language contained in the Copyright Act.
Recommended Citation
Crowley, Michael T.
(1995)
"Raise The Yellow Submarine! Subafilms and Extraterritorial Application of the Copyright Act,"
Federal Communications Law Journal: Vol. 48:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/fclj/vol48/iss1/6
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