Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law

Osterberg, Robert C.

ISBN 10: 1402403410 ISBN 13: 9781402403415

Publisher: UNKNO, 2003

Synopsis

Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law lucidly examines the principal substantial similarity tests used by the various circuit courts to assess whether the copying of specific subject matter is sufficient to support a conclusion of copyright infringement.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert C. Osterberg is one of the top copyright litigators in the nation. He has been lead counsel in some of the best-known copyright infringement cases, including Selle v. Gibb and Gilliam v. American Broadcasting Cos.

Eric C. Osterberg is counsel to Pitney Hardin LLP in New York City. He is responsible for all aspects of intellectual property and general commercial litigation in federal and state courts and has substantial experience litigating copyright infringement and other intellectual property cases.

Review:

Deserves a prominent place on the shelf of any copyright specialist. --Texas Bar Journal

"[a] first rate resource for teachers, students and practitioners." --The Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA

"Major Treatise...Comprehensive reference on the subject of substantial similarity." --University of Colorado Law Library

About this edition

• Publisher: UNKNO
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1402403410
• ISBN 13: 9781402403415
• Binding: Loose Leaf
• Number of pages: 506