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The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961–68 ("RICO"), was passed in 1970 for the primary purpose of "seeking the eradication of organized crime in the United States." Pub. L. 91-452, 84 Stat. 922, 923. Although RICO was intended to reach organized crime perpetrated by the Mafia, in the four decades since its inception, RICO has been used to reach conduct as varied as municipal tax evasion, civil fraud, and even terrorism.
Unsurprisingly, as RICO's substantive scope has expanded, so too have courts considered whether RICO may apply extraterritorially. For example, may a plaintiff (or the government) use RICO to seek redress for conduct occurring wholly outside the United States? Conversely, may foreign litigants use RICO to address activities that, while occurring in the United States, have little effect on parties in America? Courts have adopted varied "tests" to determine whether RICO may apply extraterritorially and have reached mixed results.
Now, a case pending on a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court brings a number of these issues to the fore. United States v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. 566 F.3d 1095 (D.C. Cir. 2009) (hereinafter, BATCo), petition for cert. filed, 78 U.S.L.W. 3501 (U.S. Feb. 19, 2010) (No. 09-980) is part of a $280 billion civil RICO case the government has been pursuing against the tobacco industry for over a decade. Defendant British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd. ("BATCo") is a British corporation with its principal place of business in England.1 BATCo is among eleven tobacco industry entities the United States government sued to recover the costs of tobacco-related illnesses allegedly caused by the defendants' conduct. See United States v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 449 F. Supp. 2d 1, 31–32 (D.D.C. 2006). BATCo never marketed cigarettes in the United States and did not directly cause fraudulent statements to be made to U.S. consumers regarding the potential health effects of smoking. Yet, both the district court and the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held that BATCo's wholly foreign conduct provided a sufficient basis for RICO liability because that conduct was part of the tobacco industry's scheme to hide the health effects of smoking; a scheme that had consequent effects in the United States.
Indeed, the D.C. Circuit held that any time foreign conduct has adverse effects within the United States, there is actually no "true" question of extraterritoriality for the court to examine at all. BATCo, 566 F.3d at 1130. Instead, in a departure from long standing precedent establishing a presumption against the extraterritorial application of U.S. laws, the D.C. Circuit held that where such adverse effects are felt in the United States, the court need not consider that presumption, nor whether Congress intended the law to apply outside the United States. Id. at 1130.
If the D.C. Circuit Court's decision is left intact, it will represent a substantial expansion of the extraterritorial application of RICO which could present palpable risks for U.S. companies with foreign affiliates and foreign companies that conduct operations in the United States.
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The contest between the female and male designers that has been brewing all season, whose opening shots were the dwindling number of female designers and the girls branding the remaining dudes the "Silk Chiffon(z)ies," finally came to a head last night. What should have been an individual competition to get a dress included in a collection commemorating the 10 seasons of Project Runway at Lord & Taylor turned into a battle of the sexes.
As the challenge began, some of the designers (mostly Sonjia Williams and Melissa Fleis) were complaining that the male designers constantly offer up "pretty" and "feminine" clothes that are much less interesting than the garments that some of the female designers come up with. As a counterpoint, Ven Budhu argued that male designers tend to be stronger because female designers are preoccupied with being practical. The designers had to create a cocktail/evening-wear look that would fit into the collection, designed by past contestants (though not necessarily winners).
Fabio Costa and Gunnar Deatherage took to the challenge right away. Ven did the same rose/fan construction thingy he's been doing all season. Christopher Palu decided to create a gown to stand out among all the cocktail dresses, but created a top out of shredded chiffon and charmeuse, a technique he has already used several times before. Dmitry Molokhov was also confident, making a kind of shimmery gray cocktail length dress that several of the other designers complimented.
Melissa freaked out about the bronze brocade fabric she chose and the cut of the dress on her model. Elena Slivnyak worried that her aesthetic was "too modern" and "too high fashion" for the challenge and the judges. It was sad when she broke down and cried about it (and was comforted, nicely, by Gunnar) but still — get over yourself. Alicia Hardesty was annoyed about having to create yet another dress. Sonjia didn't leave enough room in her dress for a zipper and had to pour her model into it seconds before leaving for the runway. The stress made her cry and she was comforted by a bemused Tim Gunn, who basically told her "All's well that ends well", and that her model looked good.
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Bombay Royale is a retro band unlike any you've heard before. For starters, they're a ten-member Melbourne-based "vintage Bollywood" act that writes and composes Hindi and Bengali songs inspired by the sounds of 1960s and '70s Hindi film soundtracks. Started by saxophone and flute player Andy Williamson aka The Skipper and featuring Australians of Indian origin, Shourov Bhattacharya and Parvyn Kaur Singh on vocals, the band just released their debut album You Me Bullets Love to rave reviews in Australia (see the video for the title track above). Though they do a couple of covers at their gigs—their album includes "Jaan Pehechaan Ho" from 1965′s Gumnaam—they've been impressing audiences at home with their mix of surf rock, funk, jazz and disco, a musical melange that characterised the Bollywood movie scores of the past. We interviewed singer Shourov Bhattacharya about Bombay Royale's inspirations and the dangers of being considered a novelty act. Edited excerpts:
What are some of the most common reactions the audience members give you after the band's gigs?
We do get different reactions from those who are familiar with the genre as compared to those who don't know about vintage Bollywood. Indian people love the covers like "Dum Maro Dum", but they are often surprised to hear our original songs—they don't expect us to be composing our own stuff. For those who don't know much about Bollywood, the first thing they love is the groove, that's the part that is familiar to everyone in the West—whether it's a funk line, surf guitar, [or the] spaghetti western [sound].
This may seem an unfair question, but who would all the members in the group agree is the ultimate Bollywood film composer and why?
I don't know if you'll get us to all agree! I know Andy (The Skipper) loves Anandji and Kalyanji for their psychedelia and crazy synths etc. He's also a fan of Ilayaraja's music. I'm a big fan of R. D. Burman in particular. Either way, the thing that we all like about these composers is that they've created something new. Even if inspired by Western music, they've taken it and crafted their own unique sound. They were pioneers, they created the genre themselves—we admire that.
How do you go about writing new lyrics for music with such a vintage sound?
I usually start by writing the melody line—that's often where some of the "vintage sound" comes from too, as one feature of many of the old Bollywood tracks was that they had playful and fairly complex melody lines—and then I usually fit a lyrical idea on top. They are mostly love songs, of course, but there are quite a few tracks which are dialogues between the lovers.
The video for "You Me Bullets Love" is quite a hoot, would you call it a parody or a tribute or both?
Definitely in the spirit of a tribute. All the elements that we included—damsel in distress, over-the-top villain, masked dacoits, fight scenes etc.—are obviously inspired by the vintage movies. We just wanted to have some fun with it, not taking ourselves too seriously. At the same time, I hope it's clear that we have enormous affection for the genre—we're not making fun of it as such, we just find it genuinely entertaining!
While Bombay Royale has received a lot of critical acclaim, there's also the possibility of the band being seen as something of a novelty act. How do you all react to that?
Yes, that's always a danger. It is a challenge to get people look past the novelty of the act, especially in the live setting where we are very theatrical. I think in the end the only way to do that is just to make great music. That is one of the reasons we are proud of this debut album—it strips away the novelty and stands purely on musical merit. The theatricality, costumes, characters etc. all came later.
Do you listen to any contemporary Bollywood music. What do you think of it?
Some of us do. There's some really great stuff coming out, but a lot of terrible stuff on the charts as well. We do like a lot of bhangra/UK Asian influenced Punjabi songs, also Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and A. R. Rahman.
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XRS Reports Fiscal 2012 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results Software revenue growth of 5 percent contributes to Non-GAAP earnings of $2.0 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 PR Newswire MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 8, 2012 MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --XRS Corporation (formerly Xata Corporation, NASDAQ: XRSC) reported revenue of $15.0 million for its fiscal fourth quarter ended September30, 2012, versus $15.3 million for the comparable period in 2011. Net loss to common shareholders for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 was $0.3 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to $1.6 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, for the comparable period in fiscal 2011. The company's bottom-line improvement resulted from software revenue growth of 5 percent and benefits realized from the recent business realignment announced in the third quarter. Important developments for the quarter include: oSoftware revenue in the quarter increased $0.5 million, up 5 percent year-over-year, to $12.2 million. The growth in software revenue was fueled by a 24 percent and 8 percent growth in Turnpike and XataNet software revenue, respectively. oHigher margin software revenues increased as the market demand continues to evolve from hardware systems-based to lower-cost mobile solutions. As a result, fiscal 2012 fourth quarter software revenue accounted for approximately 82 percent of total revenue, compared to 77 percent for the same period of fiscal 2011. oThe company acquired 63 new customers in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, all of whom selected XRS' Turnpike solution. oFiscal 2012 fourth quarter total gross margin of 59 percent improved 7 percentage points compared to the same period in fiscal 2011. "Our revenue results in the fourth quarter are reflective of our continued strategic shift away from hardware systems sales to mobile solutions," said Jay Coughlan, chairman, president and CEO of XRS Corporation. "This positive sales mix, coupled with improvements in software margins, delivered gross margin results that we believe are sustainable into fiscal 2013." For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to $5.4 million from $6.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, the company reported adjusted non-GAAP earnings of $2.3 million or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to adjusted non-GAAP earnings of $0.2 million or $0.01 per diluted share for the same period of fiscal 2011, an increase of $2.1 million over the same period in the prior year. The increase in adjusted non-GAAP earnings is a reflection of the company's realigned cost structure, which reflects continued investment in its new mobile solution and support of existing solutions. As of September30, 2012, XRS held $7.1 million in cash and cash equivalents and had $9.6 million of working capital. Full-Year Results For the fiscal year ended September30, 2012, total revenue remained relatively consistent with the previous year. Software revenue increased 4 percent as a result of strong growth in Turnpike and XataNet revenues of 35 percent and 7 percent, respectively. In addition, software revenue as a percentage of total revenue grew 3 percentage points as the company's customers continue to shift to mobile-based platforms. Research and development (R&D) spending for fiscal 2012 increased to $14.8 million versus $11.1 million in the previous year. "Fiscal 2012 was a year of investment in our new XRS mobile platform," Coughlan said. "We are currently in alpha testing and seeing excellent results. Beta testing is on schedule, and we anticipate rollout of our new XRS mobile solution in the spring of 2013. Looking ahead to 2013, we anticipate additional R&D investments in the first half of the year with reductions to follow in the second half." For the fiscal year ended September30, 2012, the company reported adjusted non-GAAP earnings of $4.5 million or $0.17 per diluted share as compared to $4.2 million or $0.15 per diluted share in the previous year. Looking ahead to fiscal 2013, XRS will focus on the following strategic objectives: 1.Invest resources to ensure the successful development and rollout of the new XRS mobile solution, which will offer a cost-efficient, easy to install electronic onboard routing system (EOBR) to small and mid-size fleets. 2.Continue to drive near-term mobile-based sales to mid-sized fleets with XRS' Turnpike solution and offer on-going support and service to existing XataNet customers. 3.Align with third-party providers to broaden the capabilities of the new XRS mobile solution, once deployed, to meet the more complex demands of larger fleets. 4.Remain diligent in positioning XRS for long-term financial success as the company strives to reach profitability in fiscal 2014. "We remain diligent in our goal of reaching profitability, but anticipate soft top line performance in fiscal 2013 as a result of changes in our customer mix," Coughlan said. "Gross margins should stabilize, and we will continue to make necessary investments in the first half of the fiscal year to support our new XRS mobile solution. Mobile is the route the commercial trucking industry is taking, and we are positioning XRS as the go-to provider of EOBR solutions." Summary of revenue and gross margins (deficits) is as follows (in thousands, except percentage data): (in thousands, except percentage data) For the Year Ended September 30, 2012 2011 Change Revenue: Software $ 47,455 $ 45,800 4% Hardware systems 13,893 14,635 (5)% Services 1,741 2,596 (33)% Total revenue $ 63,089 $ 63,031 0% For the Year Ended September 30, 2012 2011 Gross margins (deficits): Software 73% 75% Hardware systems (10)% (8)% Services (34)% (30)% Total gross margin 51% 51% Non-GAAP vs. GAAP Financial Measures To assist investors in understanding the company's financial performance, the company supplements the financial results that are generated in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, with non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors for evaluating the company's historical and prospective financial performance, as well as our performance relative to competitors. Management regularly uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate its ongoing business operations and to make operating decisions. These non-GAAP financial measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future period performance. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of analyzing aspects of the company's ongoing operations that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provides a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting our business. The specific non-GAAP financial measures, along with a reconciliation to the nearest comparable GAAP measures and further explanation of their usefulness to investors can be found at the end of this release. About XRS XRS Corporation (NASDAQ: XRSC) provides intuitive, automated fleet management software solutions to the commercial trucking industry. By delivering real-time critical information on vehicle and driver performance, XRS makes it easy for fleet managers, dispatchers and drivers to collect, sort, view and analyze data to help reduce costs, increase safety and compliance and improve customer satisfaction. Our award-winning solutions include 1) XataNet, a full featured, enterprise-wide solution that helps private and for-hire fleets drive continuous improvement, and 2) Turnpike, a technologically advanced, low-cost, easy-to-install solution that runs on drivers' existing cell phones, smartphones and tablet computers. Both solutions help fleet managers and drivers meet established electronic onboard recorder (EOBR) regulations. We also offer a portfolio of professional services, including implementation, training and consulting to help our customers deliver bottom-line results. Today, XRS solutions increase the productivity of approximately 114,000 trucks across North America. For more information, visit www.xrscorp.com or call 1-800-745-9282. Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements This announcement includes forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical or current facts, including statements about beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on current expectations, and actual results may differ materially. The forward-looking statements in this announcement are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the possibility of continuing operating losses, the ability to adapt to rapid technological change, the ability of our solutions to be compliant with future regulations, dependence on propriety technology and communication networks owned and controlled by others, the failure to renew contracts or failure to sell additional solutions or services to existing customers, the timely introduction and market acceptance of new products, the ability to fund future research and development activities, the ability to establish and maintain strategic partner relationships and the other factors discussed under "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011 (as updated in our subsequent reports filed with the SEC). These reports are available under the "Investors" section of our website at www.xrscorp.com and through the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update them in light of new information or future events. XRS Corporation Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) For the Three Months Ended For the Year Ended September 30, September 30, (In thousands, except per 2012 2011 2012 2011 share data) Revenue Software $ 12,233 $ 11,698 $ 47,455 $ 45,800 Hardware systems 2,325 3,128 13,893 14,635 Services 429 462 1,741 2,596 Total revenue 14,987 15,288 63,089 63,031 Cost of goods sold 6,157 7,293 30,657 30,713 Selling, general and 5,377 6,074 24,706 24,691 administrative Research and development 3,819 3,951 14,798 11,119 Impairment of intangible — — 3,500 — asset Total costs and expenses 15,353 17,318 73,661 66,523 Operating loss (366) (2,030) (10,572) (3,492) Net interest and other 33 58 (264) (214) income (expense) Loss before income taxes (333) (1,972) (10,836) (3,706) Income tax benefit (80) (422) (550) (908) Net loss (253) (1,550) (10,286) (2,798) Preferred stock dividends and deemed (58) (55) (177) (176) dividends Net loss to common $ (311) $ (1,605) $ (10,463) $ (2,974) shareholders Net loss per common share: Basic and diluted $ (0.03) $ (0.15) $ (0.97) $ (0.28) Weighted average common and common share equivalents: Basic and diluted 10,795 10,672 10,734 10,488 XRS Corporation Consolidated Balance Sheets September 30, (In thousands) 2012 2011 (Unaudited) Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,120 $ 12,407 Accounts receivable, net 7,835 8,556 Inventories 3,811 3,374 Deferred product costs 770 1,148 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,406 1,006 Total current assets 20,942 26,491 Equipment and leasehold improvements, net 7,313 9,155 Intangible assets, net 6,487 12,158 Goodwill 17,288 16,474 Deferred product costs, net of current portion 425 857 Other assets 351 690 Total assets $ 52,806 $ 65,825 Current liabilities Revolving line of credit $ 2,300 $ — Current portion of debt obligations — 1,746 Accounts payable 3,436 5,003 Accrued expenses 4,832 4,533 Deferred revenue 2,314 3,442 Total current liabilities 12,882 14,724 Debt obligations, net of current portion — 1,386 Deferred revenue, net of current portion 1,077 1,874 Deferred tax liabilities 9 596 Other long-term liabilities 314 559 Total liabilities 14,282 19,139 Shareholders' equity Preferred stock 44,292 44,149 Common stock 108 107 Contingent common stock earn-out — 1,912 Additional paid-in capital 50,226 47,249 Accumulated deficit (57,565) (47,103) Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,463 372 Total shareholders' equity 38,524 46,686 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 52,806 $ 65,825 XRS Corporation Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) For the Year Ended September 30, (In thousands) 2012 2011 Operating activities Net loss $ (10,286) $ (2,798) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 8,013 6,477 Impairment of intangible asset 3,500 — Amortization of deferred financing costs 32 — Deferred income taxes (617) (877) Loss on sale or disposal of equipment and 76 332 leased equipment Stock-based compensation 1,036 1,137 Reversal of unearned cash portion of (51) (68) contingent earn-out Changes in assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable, net 1,298 2,829 Inventories, net (437) (275) Deferred product costs 810 1,793 Prepaid expenses and other assets (48) (40) Accounts payable (1,787) (222) Accrued expenses and other liabilities (519) (538) Deferred revenue (1,926) (3,342) Net cash (used in) provided by operating (906) 4,408 activities Investing activities Purchase of equipment and leasehold (2,943) (4,161) improvements Proceeds from the sale or disposal of 2 12 equipment Net cash used in investing activities (2,941) (4,149) Financing activities Revolving line of credit, net 2,300 — Payments on debt obligations (3,627) (1,239) Deferred financing costs (97) — Proceeds from exercise of options — 36 Net cash used in financing activities (1,424) (1,203) Effects of exchange rate on cash (16) (23) Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (5,287) (967) Cash and cash equivalents Beginning 12,407 13,374 Ending $ 7,120 $ 12,407 XRS Corporation Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) Non-GAAP Earnings and Non-GAAP Earnings Per Diluted Share For the Three Months Ended For the Year Ended September 30, September 30, (In thousands, except per 2012 2011 2012 2011 share data) Net loss to common $ (311) $ (1,605) $ (10,463) $ (2,974) shareholders Adjustments: Depreciation & amortization 1,695 1,802 8,013 6,477 expense Impairment of intangible — — 3,500 — asset Stock-based compensation 251 277 1,036 1,137 Net interest expense 16 91 320 263 Preferred stock dividends and deemed 58 55 177 176 dividends Income taxes (80) (422) (550) (908) Other 400 — 400 — Total adjustments 2,340 1,803 12,896 7,145 Non-GAAP earnings $ 2,029 $ 198 $ 2,433 $ 4,171 Non-GAAP earnings per $ 0.07 $ 0.01 $ 0.09 $ 0.15 diluted share Shares used in calculating non-GAAP 27,344 27,126 27,260 26,941 earnings per diluted share XRS Corporation Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) Adjusted Non-GAAP Earnings and Adjusted Non-GAAP Earnings Per Diluted Share For the Three Months Ended For the Year Ended September 30, September 30, (In thousands, except per share 2012 2011 2012 2011 data) Non-GAAP earnings $ 2,029 $ 198 $ 2,433 $ 4,171 Adjustments for additional realignment 282 — 2,095 — charges * Adjusted non-GAAP earnings $ 2,311 $ 198 $ 4,528 $ 4,171 Adjusted non-GAAP earnings per diluted $ 0.08 $ 0.01 $ 0.17 $ 0.15 share Shares used in calculating adjusted 27,344 27,126 27,260 26,941 non-GAAP earnings per diluted share * For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, additional realignment charges include $0.3 million to write off excess and obsolete inventory, $38,000 in estimated costs to terminate inventory purchase commitments and a reduction of $10,000 in personnel expenses from a workforce reduction. For the fiscal year ended September30, 2012, additional realignment charges include $0.9 million in personnel expenses from a workforce reduction, $0.8 million to write off excess and obsolete inventory and $0.4 million in estimated costs to terminate inventory purchase commitments. XRS Corporation Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) Working Capital September 30, 2012 2011 Current assets $ 20,942 $ 26,491 Current liabilities (12,882) (14,724) Net current assets 8,061 11,767 Current portion of deferred revenue net deferred costs 1,544 2,294 Working capital $ 9,605 $ 14,061 Footnotes to GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited) The non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures. The method we use to produce non-GAAP results is not computed according to GAAP and may differ from the methods used by other companies. 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Moral rights
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Moral rights are rights of creators of copyrighted works generally recognized in civil law jurisdictions and, to a lesser extent, in some common law jurisdictions. They include the right of attribution, the right to have a work published anonymously or pseudonymously, and the right to the integrity of the work.[1] The preserving of the integrity of the work bars the work from alteration, distortion, or mutilation. Anything else that may detract from the artist's relationship with the work even after it leaves the artist's possession or ownership may bring these moral rights into play. Moral rights are distinct from any economic rights tied to copyrights. Even if an artist has assigned his or her copyright rights to a work to a third party, he or she still maintains the moral rights to the work.[2]
Moral rights were first recognized in France and Germany,[3] before they were included in the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works in 1928.[4]:37 Canada recognizes moral rights (droits moraux) in its Copyright Act (Loi sur le droit d'auteur).[5] Although the United States became a signatory to the convention in 1989,[6] it still does not completely recognize moral rights as part of copyright law, but rather as part of other bodies of law, such as defamation or unfair competition.[4]:30
Some jurisdictions allow for the waiver of moral rights.[4]:44-45 In the United States, the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (VARA) recognizes moral rights, but applies only to a narrow subset of works of visual art.[7]
- 1 Berne Convention
- 2 Worldwide situation
- 3 In Europe
- 4 In Canada
- 5 In China
- 6 In Ghana
- 7 In Hong Kong
- 8 In Macao
- 9 In Taiwan
- 10 In the United States
- 11 See also
- 12 References
- 13 Sources
- 14 Further reading
Berne Convention[edit]
Article 6bis of the Berne Convention protects attribution and integrity, stating:
Independent of the author's economic rights, and even after the transfer of the said rights, the author shall have the right to claim authorship of the work and to object to any distortion, modification of, or other derogatory action in relation to the said work, which would be prejudicial to the author's honor or reputation.[8]
Worldwide situation[edit]
- ∞: infinity (to identify perpetual moral rights, though countries and areas may have different wordings in their laws and regulations)
- = economic rights: equal to or same as economic rights
|This section requires expansion. (December 2008)
In Europe[edit]
In most of Europe, it is not possible for authors to assign or even waive their moral rights. This is following a tradition in European copyright itself, which is not regarded as an item of property which can be sold, but only licensed. Parties certainly can agree not to enforce them (and such terms are very common in contracts in Europe). There may also be a requirement for the author to 'assert' these moral rights before they can be enforced. In many books, for example, this is done on a page near the beginning, in and amongst the British Library/Library of Congress data.[10]
In Canada[edit]
Section 14.1 of Canada's Copyright Act protects the moral rights of authors.[11] The moral rights cannot be assigned, but can be waived contractually. Many publishing contracts in Canada now contain a standard moral right waiver.
Moral rights in Canada were famously exercised in the case of Snow v. The Eaton Centre Ltd.[12] In this case Toronto Eaton Centre, a large shopping mall, had commissioned the artist Michael Snow for a sculpture of Canada Geese. Snow successfully stopped Eaton's from decorating the geese with bows at Christmas.
In China[edit]
Article 20 of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China (1990) provides unlimited term of protection of the rights of authorship, alteration, and integrity of an author. As Article 55 of the same Law provides retroactive protection of unexpired term on the date of entry into force of this Law, the Chinese perpetual moral rights are retroactive as well. The 2001 version retains this provision and the original Article 55 becomes Article 59.
In Ghana[edit]
Art. 18, Copyright Act, 2005 provides perpetual moral rights. The moral rights in Art. 6 are for proper attribution and against any distortion, mutilation or other modification of the work where that act would be or is prejudicial to the reputation of the author or where the work is discredited by the act.
In Hong Kong[edit]
Moral Rights is specified under Copyright Ordinance (Chapter 528) Division IV, starting from section 89.[13] Author of computer program does not have Moral Rights (section 91). Moral Rights cannot be transferred unless on the death of moral rights holder (section 105 and 106).
In Macao[edit]
Article 41 of the Decree-Law_n.o_43/99/M provides inalienable, unrenounceable and imprescriptible author's personal rights.
In Taiwan[edit]
In Taiwan, the Copyright Act has provided authors' perpetual moral rights with regard of attribution and protection against alteration in bad faith, even if the works are in the public domain, as follows:
- Article 25 of the Copyright Act 1928 [3]
- Article 21 of the Copyright Act 1944 [4]
- Article 21 of the Copyright Act 1948, unchanged from the 1944 Act [5] (The effective jurisdiction of the Republic of China became limited to Taiwan Area in 1949.)
- Article 21 of the Copyright Act 1964, unchanged from the 1948 Act [6]
- Article 26 of the Copyright Act 1985 [7]
- Article 26 of the Copyright Act 1990, unchanged from the 1985 Act [8]
- Section 3, Articles 15-21 of the Copyright Act 1992, with the Article unchanged in the subsequent versions of the Copyright Act [9] [10]
In the United States[edit]
Moral rights have had a less robust tradition in the United States. Copyright law in the United States emphasizes protection of financial reward over protection of creative attribution.[4]:xiii The exclusive rights tradition in the United States is inconsistent with the notion of moral rights as it was constituted in the Civil Code tradition stemming from post-Revolutionary France. When the United States acceded to the Berne Convention, it stipulated that the Convention's "moral rights" provisions were addressed sufficiently by other statutes, such as laws covering slander and libel.[4]:30
Some individual states have moral rights laws, particularly pertaining to visual art and artists (See, e.g. California Art Preservation Act, Artists Authorship Rights Act (New York)). However it is unclear if these laws, or portions thereof, are preempted by federal laws, such as the Visual Artists Rights Act.
The Monty Python comedy troupe made a claim of "mutilation" (akin to a moral rights claim) in 1975 in legal proceedings against American TV network ABC for airing re-edited versions of Monty Python's Flying Circus.[14] However, the case was primarily decided on the basis of whether the BBC was licensed in such a way as to allow ABC to edit the videos (paragraph 20). Main article: Gilliam v. American Broadcasting.
Visual Artists Rights Act[edit]
The Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (VARA) recognizes moral rights, but only as they apply to listed works of visual art. The VARA is part of the U.S. Copyright Code (Title 17 of the United States Code). VARA was ruled to not protect against disparaging Internet uses of listed works of visual art in Neeley v NameMedia inc et al., in docket 267[15] of (5:09-cv-05151)(11-2558)
VARA gives qualifying authors the following rights:
- right to claim authorship
- right to prevent the use of one's name on any work the author did not create
- right to prevent use of one's name on any work that has been distorted, mutilated, or modified in a way that would be prejudicial to the author's honor or reputation
- right to prevent distortion, mutilation, or modification that would prejudice the author's honor or reputation
- right to prevent the destruction of a work of art if it is of "recognized stature"[16]
These rights, however, are limited by fair use, per 17 U.S. Code § 106A.
Adaptation right[edit]
Copyright holders have the right to control adaptations, or the preparation of "derivative works". This right is given under copyright law. See 17 U.S.C. § 106.
Lanham Act[edit]
Section 43 of the Lanham Act governs false and misleading advertising, and can apply in some instances to attribution of protected works. However, it cannot be used to create moral rights for works outside of the Act. See Dastar v. Twentieth Century Fox.
Courtesy of non-attribution[edit]
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Authors may choose to use a pseudonym to disclaim authorship of a particular work. One such pseudonym was Alan Smithee, a name used by discontented Hollywood film directors who no longer want to be credited between 1968 and 1999. In case the work is unfinished, the use of a pseudonym may be considered an approval from the original author so the copyright owner could do whatever it takes to finish and market the unwanted work.
The director of Highlander II, Russell Mulcahy, wanted his name removed after the completion bond company took over film production, but he was contractually obliged not to impugn the film and he was told that using a pseudonym would impugn it.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
- ^ "moral, adj.". OED Online. September 2011. Oxford University Press. 25 October 2011.
- ^ Sundara Rajan, Mira T. (2006). Copyright and Creative Freedom: A Study of Post-Socialist Law Reform. Routledge Studies in International Law. Taylor & Francis. p. 41-42. ISBN 978-0-20396-776-8.
- ^ Rigamonti, Cyrill P. (Summer 2006). "Deconstructing Moral Rights". Harvard International Law Journal 47 (2): 353-412.
- ^ a b c d e Kwall, Roberta Rosenthal (2010) The Soul of Creativity: Forging a Moral Rights Law for the United States, Stanford University Press ISBN 978-0-80475-643-3
- ^ Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42)
- ^ Countries
- ^ Gassaway, Laura (December 2002) "Copyright and moral rights", Information Outlook, Vol. 6, No. 12, p. 40 (Copyright Corner)
- ^ [1], Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, September 9, 1886, art. 6bis, S. Treaty Doc. No. 27, 99th Cong., 2d Sess. 41 (1986).
- ^ s. 195AM(1) provides: "An author's right of integrity of authorship in respect of a cinematograph film continues in force until the author dies."
- ^ Hoppe-Jänisch, Daniel (19 May 2015), IP Assignment Clauses in International Employment Contracts, London: Lexology, p. 9, retrieved 3 Aug 2015,
European copyright systems provide for a stronger connection between the copyright and the author of the protected work. This makes sense if one considers that even though the German Urheberrecht or the French droit d'auteur are often translated as copyright, the literal translation is author's right. It comprises not only proprietary rights but also moral rights. In many European jurisdictions, only the proprietary rights are assignable; in others, copyrights, including the proprietary rights, cannot be assigned at all but authors may only grant others a license to exploit the protected work. Moral rights are usually not assignable and can be waived only to a limited extent.
- ^ Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42)
- ^ Snow v. The Eaton Centre Ltd. (1982) 70 C.P.R. (2d) 105
- ^ Please visit Hongkong legislation website for specified ordinance sections
- ^ Monty Python, v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., 538 F.2d 14 (2d Cir 1976) [2]
- ^ Neeley v NameMedia inc et al., Dkt.267
- ^ Gassaway, Laura (December 2002) "Copyright and moral rights", Information Outlook, Vol. 6, No. 12 , pp. 40-41 (Copyright Corner)
- Works related to Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works/Articles 1 to 21#Article 6bis at Wikisource
Further reading[edit]
- Peter E. Berlowe, Laura J. Berlowe-Heinish, and Peter A. Koziol, "In this Digital Age, Are We Protecting Tomorrow's 'Masterpieces'? Protection of the Moral Rights of the Digital Graphic Artist", 81 Fla. Bar J. 30 (2007)
- Laura Gassaway, "Copyright and moral rights" (Copyright Corner) Information Outlook, Vol. 6, No. 12 (December 2002), pp. 40–41.
- Patrick Masiyakurima, "The Trouble with Moral Rights", The Modern Law Review (May 2005), 68 (3), pp. 411–434
- Cyrill P. Rigamonti, "Deconstructing Moral Rights", 47 Harv. Int'l L.J. 353 (2006) (PDF)
- Cyrill P. Rigamonti, "The Conceptual Transformation of Moral Rights", 55 American Journal of Comparative Law 67 (2007)
- Mira T. Sundara Rajan, /1/Moral%20Rights%20and%20Copyright%20Harmonisation%20-%20Prospects%20for%20an%20'International%20Moral%20Right'.pdf "Moral Rights and Copyright Harmonisation - Prospects for an 'International Moral Right'", British and Irish Law Conference, 2002, Free University, Amsterdam


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Andrew McElwaine: Is Florida panther a whisker away from extinction?
Loss of habitat greatest threat to iconic Florida panther. Species may be headed back toward extinction unless corridors are preserved
The year just completed — 2012 — was the deadliest year on record for the iconic Florida panther. The all-time record for deaths was broken. At least 26 panthers were killed, 17 of which were on roads and highways. These tragic losses represent a major challenge to the long-term survival of the species.
The panther population is estimated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at approximately 100 to 120 individuals, all in south Florida. While these numbers represent a modest gain in population, the panther remains critically endangered.
The largest threat to the panther's future is continued loss of habitat. Urban sprawl, mining and industrial agriculture have resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of acres. More than 40,000 acres of panther habitat have been destroyed in the last 15 years. Yet in all that time the federal agency charged with protecting endangered species has never objected to a single development.
Even more concerning are scientists' findings that available panther lands are occupied – the available habitat is full. Any further destruction can only result in more deaths, either on the roads or from panthers killing each other for territory.
Unfortunately, development proposals in the remaining panther range are accelerating. A major push to develop the rural land stewardship area of eastern Collier County – ironically named the "Florida Panther Protection Program" — promotes more destruction of panther lands and will result in 45,000 acres of residential and commercial development. It would increase the maximum allowed density from 40,000 rooftops to more than 175,000.
Additionally, the plan will result in more than 100 miles of new or expanded roadways, which in some cases will increase traffic on rural roads by a factor of 20. Meanwhile, proposed new sand and rock mines threaten 15,000 more acres of panther habitat Developers and their allies have also asked the federal government for a comprehensive "take" permit – sometimes ironically called a "Habitat Conservation Plan." That permit would allow the 45,000 acres of development to proceed without the need for further federal wildlife agency oversight.
It is past the time that meaningful habitat conservation and growth management plans replace the failed ones of today. New development should take place outside the panther's primary range, and vital panther corridors need to be preserved. Sadly, existing proposals seem to be going in the wrong direction.
There is a lesson to be learned from the increasing deaths among panthers. But if that lesson remains unlearned, the species may be headed back toward extinction.
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The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Studies Program develops students with specialized knowledge and skills in the functions of human symbolic interaction. Optional concentrations within the major foster study and application of communication principles, theories, and research in a variety of personal, social, public, and professional contexts. The program prepares students for career entry in business, industry, government, social and civic service, and education.
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The Von Veh Room is one of our most luxurious rooms at Parker Cottage B&B Cape Town. Decorated in regal blues, silvers and light grey, it boasts a purpose-made wrought iron four poster King-sized bed and a grand, marbled fireplace. A wardrobe painted in Scandinavian style and a writing desk compliment the style.
You will love the space and décor of the bathroom, where you can languish in the ball-and-claw bath. There is also a separate shower. This is the kind of room where you can imagine yourself the star of some elegant period drama, (remember Gone With The Wind or Doctor Zhivago?) Small touches keep the room feeling friendly despite its romantic grandeur.
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Bath and Body Works Anti-Bacterial Hand Soap Pomegranate Passion, Peach Bellini, Mango Margarita Spring 2011
But of course new Anti-Bacterial Hand Soap from Bath and Body Works gets me excited, I can't help myself, I like living in a germ-free environment and these help!
For Spring 2011 Bath and Body Works brings back old favs such as Aqua Blossom, Caribbean Escape, and Island Margarita plus three new additional scents.
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Bath and Body Works Anti-Bacterial Deep Cleansing Hand Soap Pomegranate Passion
Scented with an exotic escape of juicy pomegranate, Tahitian vanilla and creamy coconut milk.
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Lightly scented with a mouthwatering blend of juicy peach, white apricot and fresh mango.
Bath and Body Works Anti-Bacterial Deep Cleansing Hand Soap Mango Margarita
A blend of moisturizing honey and mango!
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I love their soaps! especially when they have deals for them. I really want to smell the peach bellini one, haha
1/13/11 21:45 Samantha S:
I gotta say I'm not really too excited for these! I am (was?) looking forward to the spring candles but they will likely be in these same scents of course and though I can handle having my hands smell like a mango margarita – certainly not my house haha!
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Mmmmm, peach bellinis. Now I want one to drink! I'm def going to pick that soap up along with the mango margarita, another fave :).
1/14/11 3:46 Tigress:
I'm SO excited! I'm a B&BW junkie like you wouldn't believe. I have the Peach Bellini candle from last year and it smells delish, so I'm guessing the hand soap will be fantastic.
I'm even more excited about my favorite Deep Aqua scent coming back in hand soap and pocketbac form under the new name of Aqua Blossom. Woot!
1/14/11 12:38 Josie:
Those look and sound like they will be good enough to eat!!! :p
I smelled these new fragrances today. Verdict: stinky. Didn't like them at all.
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I totally hauled all of these, especially a bunch of the peach, in the pocketbacs (you need them when you deal with the general public everyday). But I went a lil crazy and couldn't afford to buy the anti-bac handsoaps. I did manage to buy lots of the aromatherapy handsoaps. Buy 2 get 2 free! Happy customer


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A new generation of racers are maturing and looking to become the stars of American racing in the very near future. Their ranks include riders like Stevie Bonsey, JD Beach, PJ Jacobsen, James Rispoli and the subject of this feature - Brad Baker.
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Unserious Reflections on Trivial Connections
by George Rutler
Crossroad, 192 pp., $14.95
The parent tradition of English literature includes many subsidiary traditions. There are the poet-critics John Dryden, Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Matthew Arnold, T.S. Eliot, W.H. Auden, and William Empson. There are what Penelope Fitzgerald called the "kitchen-table" novelists, female heads of families who, like Mrs. Oliphant and Frances Trollope (Anthony's mother)--and, indeed, Fitzgerald herself--wrote books to keep the bailiffs at bay.
When Oliphant's husband died of tuberculosis, she was pregnant with her third child and deep in debt. She paid off the debts, reared her children, looked after her bibulous brother, and in the evenings at the kitchen table, wrote--98 novels, 25 biographies, and about 50 short stories. Mrs. Trollope was left in equally parlous straits by her husband--a feckless clergyman who went to his grave attempting to write a history of ecclesiastical rites--but she recouped the family fortunes by writing the bestselling Domestic Manners of the Americans (1832), after which she churned out no less than 35 novels.
Then there are the comedians of class, about whose subjects V.S. Pritchett once remarked: "One glance at the English upper classes imposing their private fantasies on whatever is going on, treating everything from war downwards as though it were happening in one of their country houses, has been enough to provide comedians with material for a lifetime." Henry Fielding and William Makepeace Thackeray were the masters of this tradition.
But no group produced wittier writing than the witty divines Jonathan Swift, Laurence Sterne, and Sydney Smith. The letter that Smith wrote to the daughter of a lady friend is a good sample--which, coincidentally, concerns a subject dear to the author under review.
Lucy, dear child, mind your arithmetic. You know, in the first sum of yours I ever saw, there was a mistake. You had carried two (as a cab is licensed to do), and, you ought, dear Lucy to have carried but one. Is this a trifle? What would life be without arithmetic, but a scene of horrors? You are going to Boulogne, the city of debts, peopled by men who never understood arithmetic; by the time you return, I shall probably have received my first paralytic stroke, and shall have lost all recollection of you; therefore I now give you my parting advice. Don't marry anybody who has not a tolerable understanding and a thousand a year; and God bless you, dear child . . .
The divine most responsible for rejuvenating this lively tradition is George Rutler, Roman Catholic pastor of the Church of Our Saviour in New York City. Author of 14 books on theology, history, cultural issues, and the lives of the saints, Rutler is also host of a weekly television program on EWTN. This latest book is an entertaining jeu d'esprit on the role coincidence plays in life and history. Catholic in scope, it includes chapters on everything from geography and mesmerism to baseball and Napoleon. It should amuse and instruct a wide audience.
Here is a typical effusion:
For the dark and driven Richard Wagner, thirteen had mixed connotations. His own name has thirteen letters and he was born in 1813, the digital sum of which is thirteen, and he died seventy years later on February 13. His mentor Liszt, who first met him on September 13 in 1841, visited him on October 13, 1854 in Switzerland where Wagner fled from Dresden on May 13, 1849, and where he was exiled for thirteen years. Wagner finished The Flying Dutchman on a September 13, premiered Tannhäuser on a March 13 and the Ring of the Nibelungen on an August 13. With a one-hour intermission, the Ring Cycle lasts thirteen hours. Wagner first heard Lohengrin performed thirteen years after its completion, wrote thirteen stage works, was married to Cosima for thirteen years and died thirteen months after finishing Parsifal on May 13, 1882.
Numerological mania has never been given a funnier send-up. In Remote People (1931), Evelyn Waugh described traveling through Ethiopia in the company of "rival Byzantinists at variance." In Rutler's Coincidentally, readers will meet with similarly choice absurdities.
In one chapter Louis Farrakhan is described expatiating on the number 19 to the "million men" on the Mall in Washington. The 9, Farrakhan explains, stands for the length of time that we spend in the womb. And the 1 before the 9? It stands for "something secret that has to be unfolded."
Rutler marvels at the electrifying effect that this vatic pronouncement has on Farrakhan's auditors, and then says:
Should I ever face an audience of a million men in the nation's capital . . . I would shout into the microphone portentous puzzles that escaped even [Farrakhan's attention]. I picture myself wiping my brow as I tell all those amiable and eager faces that the expenses and receipts of the Glasgow World Exposition of 1901 were absolutely identical. The applause subsides and my bodyguard draws closer as I look to heaven and cry out that the arithmetic sum of the years of Czar Alexander II's birth and death (1818 and 1881) are the same.
I won't spoil things by quoting the peroration. Suffice it to say that here is a skit tailor-made for one of Rutler's television programs.
Most of us are conscious of coincidence as a kind of ironic commentary on the text of our lives. Rutler shows that coincidences may not be as rare as we are accustomed to imagine. In this, he agrees with G.K. Chesterton, who remarked in one of his Father Brown stories that "there is in life an element of elfin coincidence which people reckoning on the prosaic may perpetually miss."
Are coincidences mere chance? Or proof that God intervenes in the unfolding of events? Rutler recognizes that "an irresponsible mind may make too much" of coincidence. But he also recognizes that only the barbarous mind can be indifferent to connections that argue not only the coherence but the wonder of history. He also sees in coincidence a summons to sanity:
Not to laugh at coincidences is a prescription for weeping at coincidences and that way lies endless madness. The one kind of humor that always gets this right is literally graceful. A mad world calls it madness, but in small sane pockets of that world it is called sanctity.
Recently, many have alleged parallels between Iraq and Vietnam. Apropos arma virumque, Rutler has some timely truths to impart, which should give pause to those who hear only the counsel of defeatism in such parallels.
I am not sure what we are to conclude from this review of arms and men, but it is never amiss to conjure up the victor of Waterloo in his celebrated dispatch of June, 1815: "Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won." William Tecumseh Sherman, having graduated from West Point in the year that the capital of New Zealand was named for the Iron Duke, agreed as he surveyed the carnage of Shiloh: "The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war." Some celestial symposium made up of all the generals from Alexander to George Patton, who did not make the distinction, would be either the jolliest of fêtes or a pitched battle, but overwhelming odds are that they would be unanimous with Wellington's motion.
Here, the wit in Rutler gives way to the sage, but whether he is being witty or wise, or both, he is always a delight. Coincidentally is a comic tour de force that gives new life to Sterne's great motto: "Vive la bagatelle!"
Edward Short is completing a book about John Henry Newman and his contemporaries, which will be published
by Continuum.