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Fame, Roberta R. Kwall
Fame, Roberta R. Kwall
Roberta R Kwall
No country in the world is so driven by personality as is the United States. Since 1953, when the right of publicity first received explicit legal recognition, courts, legislatures, and academicians have become increasingly interested in the doctrine's application and scope. Noticeably absent from virtually all of the judicial opinions and the volume of legal commentary on the right of publicity, however, is any consideration of the sociological and cultural influences that have prompted the doctrine's initial recognition and increasing application.
The right of publicity has come under attack recently on the ground that it eliminates important semiotic material from …
The Contemporary Property Course: A Study Of Syllabi, Roberta R. Kwall, Jerome M. Organ
The Contemporary Property Course: A Study Of Syllabi, Roberta R. Kwall, Jerome M. Organ
Roberta R Kwall
Property, perhaps more than any other first-year course, comprises a variety of distinct subject areas. To put the matter more colorfully, Property frequently offers students a plate of appetizers rather than a full meal. Property really is the introductory vehicle to a multitude of upper-level courses, including estates or wills and trusts, real estate transactions, land use and zoning, and housing law. In addition, teachers often weave into Property significant strands of other subjects, such a jurisprudence, intellectual property, environmental law, family law, torts, and constitutional law. Because Property can include such a range of material, planning the syllabus can …