Unfair to Genius: The Strange and Litigious Career of Ira B. Arnstein

by Gary Rosen and Gary A. Rosen

The long and tortured career of Ira B. Arnstein, "the unrivaled king of copyright infringement plaintiffs," opens a curious window into the evolution of copyright law in the United States. As Gary A. Rosen shows in this frequently funny and always entertaining history, the litigious Arnstein was a trenchant observer and most improbable participant in the transformation of not just copyright, but of American popular music itself.

A musical prodigy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199733481
• ISBN13: 9780199733484
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"