Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Tennessee

Renting Copyrighted Works

US Code Title 17 Section 106 specifies the rights of the copyright owner. Paragraph 3 states they have the right to ''distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work''. I have two questions:

1. When I buy a movie on DVD from Wal-mart, is it the copyrighted work or a copy of it?

2. If it's the copyrighted work, and not a copy or it, does that mean it is legal for me to sell, lend, or rent the movie?


Asked on 10/05/03, 12:49 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Sheldon G. Bardach Law Offices of Sheldon G. Bardach

Re: Renting Copyrighted Works

Of course it is a copy of the copyrighted work and you are not permitted to copy it, except as provided for in the act.

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Answered on 10/05/03, 8:04 am


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