Re: Books

begin Tilak Balu (tbalu[_at_]acsu.buffalo.edu) quotation (Thu, Oct 19, 2000 at 01:41:29PM -0400):
> I'm new to this list, I'm a novice when it comes to law/copyrights etc. Can anybody here please recommend some good books on the following topics:
>
> - fundamental business law
> - contracts
> - copyrights & trademarks
>
> I am willing to read A LOT, so if you'll do have a big list, please
> pass it on. I'd appreciate it.

Some starters, from a non-lawyer:

   o 17 USC, the US copyright statute:
     http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/

   o Nimmer on Copyright. Pertinant sections. This is a legal treatise

     in loose-leaf format spaning over ten volumes.  There should be a
     copy at the SUNY Buffalo Law Library.

   o Pamela Samuelson.  Various works.  Some are online, some will be in
     the legal literature.  Her works are well researched and
     influential, if not always widely accepted.  Her homepage is
     http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~pam/.  Particularly recommended is
     "CONTU Revisited".  Footnotes make for good extended litrature
     search. 

   o Paul Goldstein's _Copyright's Highway_ is a good book with a
     different perspective from Samuelson.  Amazon lists it as out of
     stock, Goldstein has other listings.
     http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0809053810

   o Lawrence Lessig.  Someone who a). really gets it and b). when he
     isn't as smart as he thinks he is is smarter.  _Code and Other Laws
     of Cyberspace_ was published by him last year.  Highly recommended.

   o Eben Moglen.  If your interest is free software or anything
     regarding it, Eben is another genius, and happens to be deeply
     involved in the movement as the Free Software Foundation's counsel.
     He's been working on a book for some time, and kicks out the
     occasional article to boot.  http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/

   o FindLaw.com -- this is an on-line legal portal, pretty darned good.

   o Legal journals. Again, hit your law library and spend some time

     there.  Much interest is going to be found there.  Particularly
     historical materials.

   o Online.  The explosion of the Web has meant both far easier access
     to publications, and an explosion of interest in copyright issues
     -- you only have to look at Napster, DCMA, DeCSS, and a handful of
     related cases.  There is a cornucopia of data available.

   o Nolo:  http://www.nolo.com/  Online site is good, they also publish
     lay texts on copyright and other legal topics.

I'm less faimilar with contract law, would suggest you listen to others on this list or contact someone at the Law school.

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