Compulsory license - Examples in copyright law

In a compulsory license, the government forces the holder of a patent, copyright, or other exclusive right to grant use to the state or others. Usually, the holder does receive some royalties, either set by law or determined through some form of arbitration. Compulsory license - Examples in copyright law. A compulsory copyright license is an exception to copyright law that is usually philosophically justified as an attempt by the government to correct a market failure. Some compulsory license ...

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A compulsory copyright license is an exception to copyright law that is usually philosophically justified as an attempt by the government to correct a market failure. Some compulsory licenses protect those who wish to use a work for educational or non-commercial purposes. In cases when it is judged too burdensome for scattered or small-scale buyers and sellers to find one another and negotiate a price, governments sometimes issue a compulsory license for the use so that the relative difficulty of obtaining permission for it does not e ...

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Compulsory licensing of patents is sometimes used to increase the deployment of beneficial new technology. Some countries will force an inventor to sell the rights to his work at a government-specified price if he fails to "work" his patent or is seen as gouging the prospective buyers. The U.S. Clean Air Act weakens patent protection on technology that makes it easier to meet air pollution standards. When someone develops new technology funded by U.S. government grants, the inventor may hold the patent, but the state retains th ...

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