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Question: Case Analysis Question. Go to Appendix G at the end of this text and examine Case No. 2 [New York Times v. Tasini, 533 U.S. 483, 121 S.Ct. 2381, 150 L.Ed.2d 500 (2001)]. This case has been excerpted there in great detail. Review and then brief the case, making sure that your brief answers the following questions.

1. What was at the center of the dispute between the parties in the case?

2. Which side do you think has the better argument in this case? Why?

3. According to the United States Supreme Court, do publishers that want to put the contents of periodicals into e-databases and onto CD-ROMs or DVDs need to obtain the permission of the writers whose contributions are included?

4. The Copyright Act of 1976 was enacted before the Internet and online databases became widely used. Should the act apply to the uses of copyrighted materials at issue in this case? Explain.

5. When rights such as those in this case become more valuable as a result of new technology, should the law be changed to redistribute the economic benefit of those rights? Why or why not?