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101 Questions About Copyright Law: Revised Edition.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
101 Questions About Copyright Law: Revised Edition, by Andrew Alpern. Dover Publications, Inc. (31 E. 2nd St., Minneola, NY 11501), 2002. 64 pp. $3.95.
Before reading this booklet, look on the inside back cover. The photo of the friendly looking author with the wry smile will tell you a great deal about the topic and this author's attitude toward it.
The subject of copyright law is ancient and vast, part of the even more immense subject known as intellectual property. This small book begins with an overview of the topic and then deals with specific copyright topics in the form of questions and answers. The author refrains from giving specific answers to most specific questions. Instead, he may refer you to your hypothetical legal specialist who is supposed to know the answers. The conclusion one reaches, though, is that copyright is a legal morass and the decisions of specific juries have little or no consistency.
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