This monumental resource gives you complete reference on copyrightability and infringement, ownership and transfer of rights, formalities, jurisdictional issues, remedies, and much more. The author's impressive coverage, analysis, and full-text source materials give you these research-- currency -- including new analysis of the distribution right, parallel imports, and recent infringement and fair use decisions-- practical guidance -- insights on all aspects of practice, including workings of the Copyright Office and Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels-- international perspective -- integrated analysis plus a full, separate discussion of vital issues-- circuit-by-circuit coverage -- comprehensive review of infringement cases-- focus on each exclusive right -- separate, complete coverage of each right and its limitations-- historical perspective -- thorough background and legislative history of past and present laws-- exhaustive source materials -- immense appendix volume with text of U.S. and foreign statutes, trade laws and agreements, and much more

"The defining characteristic of America is our fanaticism: We dream big, we think large, we create grandeur..." And we created Elizabeth Wurtzel: A celebrated writer who has lent her voice to depression, to women scorned, to addiction, and now to the Constitution of our great states. True to form, Wurtzel brings to life the dry document that framed our nation, homing in on one key feature-the Intellectual Property clause-which she credits for everything cool in our country, from Bruce Springsteen and rock 'n roll, to Jeff Koons and his stainless steel balloons, to Half & Half in our coffee. In Creatocracy, Elizabeth Wurtzel has masterfully written a crash-course in American history and the arts, wise and witty, full of humor and insight. This is pop patriotism in book form.