No Law: Intellectual Property in the Image of an Absolute First Amendment

by David L. Lange and H. Jefferson Powell

Book Overview

The original text of the Constitution grants Congress the power to create a regime of intellectual property protection. The first amendment, however, prohibits Congress from enacting any law that abridges the freedoms of speech and of the press. While many have long noted the tension between these provisions, recent legal and cultural developments have transformed mere tension into conflict. No Law offers a new way to approach these debates.

...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080474579X
• ISBN13: 9780804745796
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Stanford Law Books
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"