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Note On The Desert Theory Paper - 1986, Wendy J. Gordon Nov 1986

Note On The Desert Theory Paper - 1986, Wendy J. Gordon

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The desert theory paper may be recast under the title: “The Misappropriation Explosion: Desert Theory in Intellectual Property Law” or “Desert Theory Misapplied.”


Letter To Bruce Ackerman, Wendy J. Gordon Sep 1986

Letter To Bruce Ackerman, Wendy J. Gordon

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I shall be heading back to Rutgers for classes shortly, and I'm sending you a draft of the "Copyright and Copy-privilege" piece in the hope of receiving some additional comments before I enter into the final "polishing" stages later this month. As you know from my last note, the suggestions you made have proved extremely useful -- the title is the least of it. Among other things, your suggestions for reorganization led, indirectly, to a way of unifying the piece on copyright and contract with another piece I've been working on, regarding copyright and tort. I'm very pleased with the …


Letter To Professor Bruce Ackerman, Wendy J. Gordon Aug 1986

Letter To Professor Bruce Ackerman, Wendy J. Gordon

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As I said in my last note, your suggestions for the "Copyright and Copy-privilege" paper have proven extremely valuable. (The title is the least of it.) The reorganization you suggested has allowed the paper to blossom, and I'm extremely pleased with the results.


How The Patent And Copyright Clauses Came To Be A Part Of Our National Charter, Roger J. Miner '56 Mar 1986

How The Patent And Copyright Clauses Came To Be A Part Of Our National Charter, Roger J. Miner '56

Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Copyright And Fee-Based Copying Services, James S. Heller Jan 1986

Copyright And Fee-Based Copying Services, James S. Heller

Library Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Conflicts Between Copyright And The First Amendment After Harper & Row, Publishers V. Nation Enterprises, David E. Shipley Jan 1986

Conflicts Between Copyright And The First Amendment After Harper & Row, Publishers V. Nation Enterprises, David E. Shipley

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The relationship between copyright and the first amendment has been discussed repeatedly in the past fifteen years. A free speech privilege has been asserted as a defense in many copyright infringement actions, and the topic has been the subject of lively academic debate. Although no court has held an infringement claim to be defeated by a first amendment defense, considerable attention has been paid to the potential conflict between copyright and free speech interests. Commentators have speculated that in some situations copyright protection could impermissibly abridge the first amendment. The United States Supreme Court's decision in Harper & Row, Publishers …