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Comprehensive and up-to-date, this 2009 Statutory Supplement is the perfect complement to any copyright law casebook, including the authors' own Copyright in a Global Information Economy, now in its Second Edition. Featuring important domestic and international materials, plus cases: The U.S. Copyright Act Relevant provisions from Titles 18 and 28 of the United States Code The Table of Contents to Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations Major international copyright treaties Notable European Union Directives High-impact cases: Meshwerks, Inc. v. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. (originality) Jacobsen v. Katzer (enforceability of open source licenses) Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas (distribution right) Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc. (first sale doctrine) Cartoon Network LP v. CSC Holdings, Inc. (public performance right) IQ Group Ltd. v. Wiesner Publishing, LLC (copyright management information) Revised section on copyright preemption of contract terms Revised section on injunctions in copyright cases after eBay v. MercExchange, LLC