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<p> <b>The Law of Intellectual Property, Second Edition</b>, presents core concepts through cutting-edge applications, engaging problems, and dynamic perspectives. Cutting-edge, high-interest issues — such as the development of human genomics, copyright questions raised by digital music, and the applicability of trademark law to domain names — enliven class discussion and connect students in a meaningful way to a rich selection of case law, theory, and statutes. </p> <p> <b>The Law of Intellectual Property, Second Edition, features</b>: </p> <ul> <li> <b>distinguished authorship by three luminaries</b> in Intellectual Property </li> <li> <b>comprehensive and current coverage</b> </li> <li> <b>cutting-edge cases and statutory materials</b> chosen for currency, interest, and the clarity with which they illustrate the principles under discussion </li> <li> <b>straightforward Notes</b> that highlight salient themes, provide context, make connections between and among related case decisions and statutes </li> <li> <b>pedagogical innovations</b>, such as <b>Comparative Perspectives</b> and <b> Policy Perspectives</b>, which introduce special rules relating to technology, offer comparative analysis, and discuss viewpoints on topics and issues </li> <li> <b>scenario problems in each chapter</b>, drawn from actual cases, test students’ general comprehension of principles and statutory materials — these highly engaging cases introduce products, expressions, and inventions that will intrigue and motivate students </li> <li> <b>comprehensive Teacher’s Manual</b> with sample syllabi, teaching notes, discussion pointers, additional problems, lists of supplemental materials, and suggestions for exams and assignments </li> </ul> <p> <b>Updated throughout, the Second Edition includes</b>: </p> <ul> <li> new cases such as <i>Dastar Corp., Nash, Funky Films</i>, and <i>Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.Com, Inc</i>. </li> <li> <b>Written Description and Definiteness</b>, and a section on Statutory Subject Matter </li> <li> discussion of the <b>eBay copyright cases</b> </li> <li> a new section on <b>Reasonable Steps to Preserve Secrecy</b> in the Trade Secret chapter </li> </ul> <p> <b>The Law of Intellectual Property, Second Edition</b>, puts current and engaging cases and materials into an accessible framework to support teaching, enliven discussion, and motivate students. </p>

<b>Basic Tort Law: Cases, Statutes, and Problems, Second Edition,</b> written by authors who bring years of experience teaching and writing about torts to the task, is concise, accessible, and employs a well-articulated and class-tested pedagogy. A torts book that doesn¿t hide the ball from students, both students and teachers will find it user-friendly.<p class=copymedium> <b>The new edition of this casebook retains the features that made it a success:</b><p class=copymedium> <li class=copymedium>clear, direct text introduces cases and explains important concepts <li class=copymedium>a balance of modern and classic torts cases, including Vaughan v. Menlove (on standard of care), Vincent v. Lake Erie Transportation Co. (on doctrine of ¿incomplete privilege¿), Greenman v. Yuba Power (on product liability) <li class=copymedium>appealing, memorable problems based on actual reported cases that reinforce understanding and build analytical skills <li class=copymedium>contemporary conception and content with the most current thinking on key issues <li class=copymedium>ample background information that places cases and statutes in context <li class=copymedium>varied note materials -- introductory and transitional notes that encourage close attention to cases and ¿perspective¿ notes that explore a range of viewpoints on tort law <li class=copymedium>a comprehensive Teacher¿s Manual that includes sample syllabi and guidance for structuring 4- and 6-credit courses, detailed suggestions for presenting and preparing cases and materials for class, and answers and analysis to all problems and questions raised in the book</ul><p class=copymedium> <b>The second edition of this popular casebook</b><p class=copymedium> <li class=copymedium>provides updated material throughout the text <li class=copymedium>illuminates the procedural posture of every case <li class=copymedium>refreshes and updates case selection in a number of chapters, including those for standards of care, statutory violation, multiple sufficient causes, foreseeability as a proximate cause test, substantial factor as a proximate cause test, assumption of risk, and defamation <li class=copymedium>supplies reworked notes and introductory sections, particularly for res ipsa loquitur, duty, and professional standard of care</ul>

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Product Description: Uses the Coase Theorem and Calabresi and Melamed's characterizations of alternative types of property and how to assign and protect property rights throughout the book. Details the legal treatment of externalities arising from conflicting land...read more

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Product Description: Examines the economic justifications for a coercive state; the economic and distributional implications of using legislative voting to make collective decisions; and the economic logic of constitutional devices such as separation of powers, an independent judiciary, and special protections for the political and property rights of individuals and oppressed classes...read more

Product Description: This First Edition of Statistics moves the curriculum in innovative ways while still looking relatively familiar. Statistics utilizes intuitive methods to introduce the fundamental idea of statistical inference. These intuitive methods are enabled through statistical software and are accessible at very early stages of a course...read more