Copyright in a Global Information Economy

by Lydia Pallas Loren, Ruth L. Okediji, Maureen A. O'Rourke

Incorporating changes during the four years since the first edition appeared, law scholars Cohen (Georgetown U.), Lydia Pallas Loren (Lewis and Clark College), Ruth L. Okediji (U. of Minnesota), and Maureen A. O'Rourke (Boston U.) offer law students a foundation in the traditional precepts of copyright law and a theoretical background with which to evaluate the public policy implications of the ongoing changes. They emphasize the importance of changing technologies for creating and distributing works, rely on secondary material to help clarify policy and judgments, and consider international developments. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Genres: Law

831 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Jen]

I'm a graduate student taking a Copyright law course to supplement and solidify my interest in image rights for a non-law master's degree. One of the authors is the course instructor and her enthusiasm makes the subject matter even more interesting. I'm not used to law texts so some of the references to other legal jargon/resources are confusing (especially in instances when it appears to require, or at least suggest outside reading to understand a tangent idea, but it doesn't seem to be in the case and statutory supplement?), as can be the writing style, however the concepts are generally proposed clearly and the case history is fascinating.

[Les Gehman]

This is a very good book for second and third year law students and practicing attorneys. You do need a good background in basic 1L courses to understand many of the arguments in this book. Highly recommended for IP attorneys, and probably contains too much information for anyone else not specifically interested in copyrights.