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Outline Of Epstein's Possession As The Root Of Title, And Other Matters - 1999, Wendy J. Gordon
Outline Of Epstein's Possession As The Root Of Title, And Other Matters - 1999, Wendy J. Gordon
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While it may be premature to expect a full working out of detail, it is surely time enough for some semblance of a unified theory of intellectual property law to have emerged. That it has not is due to some extent to the very evil which the existence of such a theory (or the beginnings of one) would prevent, namely, the errors that opinions are heir to. Recognizing common themes would help to isolate deviations, and thus help to clarify their nature; whether in a given context a deviation is justified could then be discussed on its own merits, wihout …
Notes On Property Themes/Scholarly Methodology - 1985, Wendy J. Gordon
Notes On Property Themes/Scholarly Methodology - 1985, Wendy J. Gordon
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When a legal rule is set forth, it usually describes real-world events and says, there’s a consequence, such as a right of action (or a criminal act, or a right to compensation) which follows if these real-world events are present. As all lawyers know, of course, such statements of rules don’t mean exactly what they say. Real-world events that aren’t described in the rule may come to be treated as if they are within the rule, because the courts feel that the not-mentioned items satisfy all the same purposes as the listed items do, when the overall purposes of the …