Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Law
Public Shoreline Access In Maine: A Citizen's Guide To Ocean And Coastal Law, John Duff, Cheryl Daigle
Public Shoreline Access In Maine: A Citizen's Guide To Ocean And Coastal Law, John Duff, Cheryl Daigle
Maine Sea Grant Publications
While Maine boasts thousands of miles of coastline, only a small portion of the state's beaches is publicly owned. But even where coastal property is privately owned, the public still has legal rights to intertidal land for certain traditional uses; many Mainers are familiar with the phrase 'fishing, fowling, and navigation.' This document summarizes the history of several key lawsuits highlighting rights to shoreline access in Maine, and also discusses options for securing public access to the Maine coast.
An Industrial Organization Approach To Copyright Law, Michael B. Abramowicz
An Industrial Organization Approach To Copyright Law, Michael B. Abramowicz
GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works
Although copyright’s chief goal is often said to be the provision of incentives for producing new works, the literature on copyright rarely addresses how proposed changes in copyright law would have meaningful effects on the variety of copyrighted works available to consumers. With a focus on the economics of product differentiation and rent dissipation analysis, this Article elaborates on the insight that marginal copyrighted works are not likely to produce large contributions to social welfare and argues that the greater the success of copyright law in generating large numbers of works, the more copyright law should care about access. Part …