The Law of Copyright
by
Howard B. Abrams
The Law of Copyright provides a practical foundation in copyright law that goes beyond basic rules, decisions, and statutes, to analyze the history and arguments that surround specific issues in copyright law. This work also offers help in developing a line of argument in a brief.
Coverage includes the idea–expression dichotomy, preemption, duration, renewal, remedies, fair use, and the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.
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