{"id":3496,"date":"2020-10-17T12:36:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T16:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/lawlibrary\/?p=3496"},"modified":"2020-10-22T11:11:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T15:11:23","slug":"learn-about-the-story-behind-the-famous-cases-law-stories-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/lawlibrary\/?p=3496","title":{"rendered":"Learn About the Story Behind the Famous Cases: Law Stories Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

On November 11, 1976, Universal Studios and Disney sued the Sony Corporation for a device that allowed people to record television shows for later viewing.\u00a0 They argued that the devices had the potential to infringe copyright, so the manufacturer should be held liable.\u00a0 More than seven years later, the Supreme Court issued a 5 to 4 decision, holding that the sale of these devices does not constitute contributory infringement.\u00a0Sony v. Universal Studios<\/em>, 464 U.S. 417 (1984).\u00a0 To learn about the backstory and context to one of the most well-known copyright cases, read an essay about it in Intellectual Property Stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Professor Christopher Cotropia<\/a> uses this book in his Intellectual Property Law and Policy<\/em> course. As Professor Cotropia notes:<\/p>\n

“The stories here provide you details about the litigants and the industry and the climate, both legal and social, around each case.\u00a0 Armed with these additional facts, I believe you can enrich the class discussion regarding a seminal case by having answers to the big ‘why?’ and ‘who cares?’ \u2014 questions that may be spoken (or unspoken) in class.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This title covers a dozen of the most famous intellectual property cases.\u00a0 The entire “Law Stories” series includes thirty-seven books including topics such as torts, tax, race, women and presidential powers.\u00a0 Everybody in the Richmond Law community can read them online for free.<\/div>\n
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