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<b><i>Commentary: </i>Keeping Copyright Preemption on Track</b>

The bedrock of the film industry is the protection afforded by the Copyright Act, as without it all is for naught ' no one would spend more than a few dollars to make a film if it could not be protected. It is thus necessary for us to jealously guard the proper application of the Copyright Act and we should have qualms when copyright cases go off track. One critical aspect of the Copyright Act is the degree to which it preempts state law.

13 minute read July 30, 2012 at 10:26 AM
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Schuyler Moore
<b><i>Commentary: </i>Keeping Copyright Preemption on Track</b>

The bedrock of the film industry is the protection afforded by the Copyright Act, as without it all is for naught ' no one would spend more than a few dollars to make a film if it could not be protected.

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