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Note On Serendipitous Legal Protections: Preemption Continued - 1989, Wendy J. Gordon Jun 1989

Note On Serendipitous Legal Protections: Preemption Continued - 1989, Wendy J. Gordon

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The First Circuit in Decosta II recognized something r-ar-ely focused on, but of great importance-- namely, the following question: assuming there are applicable federal ·al policies of non-protection, do those policies for-bid only direct state attempts to restrain copying, or- do they also for-bid any state law which has as one of its effects a restraint on copying?


Notes On Conceptions Of Property: Scientific And Ordinary - 1989, Wendy J. Gordon Jan 1989

Notes On Conceptions Of Property: Scientific And Ordinary - 1989, Wendy J. Gordon

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There's a lot that won't neatly fit in my LocKe article that needs to be said. The following, re ordinary and scientific theories of property, go in the Conception of Prop Article, for which there still seems a need.


More On Indirect Protections: Piggyback Damage Claims - 1989, Wendy J. Gordon Jan 1989

More On Indirect Protections: Piggyback Damage Claims - 1989, Wendy J. Gordon

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One issue is whether indirect i/p protection should be allowed to, or encouraged to, piggyback on other forms of protection, 1 ike privacy & contract law. (This is the KEWANEE issue. It's a matter of general pol icy, and of preemption.). Another issue is whether, within federal i/p law, a cause of action based on limited statutory infringement should be handled any differently because other damage damage which wouldn't be actionable alone under the relevant federal statute - is present. (This is raised by the NATION issue. It's a matter of legislative intent & general policy,) Although both issues involve …