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Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. Injunctions can be preliminary (beginning during the time the suit is pending) or permanent (part of the resolution of the suit.)

Instructions: Judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the questions it must answer and the law governing the case.
International Agreement: (As defined by the Copyright Statute) An "international agreement" is -

          (1) the Universal Copyright Convention; 
 
          (2) the Geneva Phonograms Convention; 
 
          (3) the Berne Convention; 
 
          (4) the WTO Agreement; 
 
          (5) the WIPO Copyright Treaty; 
 
          (6) the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty; and 
 
          (7) any other copyright treaty to which the United States is 
          a party.


Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.

Issue: (1) The disputed point in a disagreement between parties in a lawsuit.; (2) To send out officially, as in to issue an order.

Joint Work: (As defined by the Copyright Statute) A "joint work" is a work prepared by two or more authors with the intention that their contributions be merged into inseparable or interdependent parts of a unitary whole. 17 U.S.C. § 101.
Judge: Government official with authority to decide lawsuits brought before courts. Other judicial officers in the U.S. courts system are Supreme Court justices.

Judgment: The official decision of a court finally determining the respective rights and claims of the parties to a suit.

Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case.; (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Jury: Persons selected according to law and sworn to inquire into and declare a verdict on matters of fact.

Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.

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