The Construction of Authorship: Textual Appropriation in Law and Literature

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What is an author? What is a text? At a time when the definition of “text” is expanding and the technology whereby texts are produced and disseminated is changing at an explosive rate, the ways “authorship” is defined and rights conferred upon authors must also be reconsidered. This volume argues that contemporary copyright law, rooted as it is in a nineteenth-century Romantic understanding of the author as a solitary creative genius, may be inapposite to the realit… More >>

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Mass Media Law 2009/2010 Edition

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This current and comprehensive market-leading textbook addresses the most relevant and important aspects of mass media law in the United States, stretching from the history and adoption of the First Amendment to the most recent judicial opinions, statutory enactments and regulatory controversies affecting speech across the print, broadcast, cable and Internet media. From the laws of libel and privacy to the regulation of advertising and telecommunications, Mass Med… More >>

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Wills and Trusts in a Nutshell

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Designed to help law students master the course in wills and trusts. Authoritative text answers questions such as what property does an heir receive when there is no will; what are the rights of the spouse and children when there is no will; what are the requirements necessary to make or change a will; how and what are beneficiaries entitled to receive; and how to create and administer trusts. Includes extensive coverage on anti-lapse and pretermission. … More >>

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