Attorney of Law

Copyright Litigation Handbook, 2009 ed.

Description

This publication is a desktop practice guide for litigators, handily sized for portability. Featuring practical, detailed guidance from an experienced federal trial lawyer, it walks attorneys step-by-step from the moment a prospective client calls, through the calculation of costs and attorneys fees. It is packed with sample forms, pleadings, motions, checklists, and practice tips; and includes up-to-date citations. The Appendix includes the full text of 3 essential documents for the copyright litigator: the Copyright Act, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Evidence. A valuable resource combining real-life tactics, legal analysis, and primary law.

Reviews

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-10-08
Summary: "A great resource"

Raymond J. Dowd, an experienced trial lawyer and partner with Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP, has written a long-overdue work. His Copyright Litigation Handbook provides a straightforward overview and is chockablock with insightful and practical information. Mr. Dowd is liberal in his inclusion of excerpts from relevant statutes, including not only the Copyright Act, but also the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Evidence, and his book provides numerous sample forms. Mr. Dowd's Copyright Litigation Handbook will long be a valuable resource for copyright litigators; I am confident that it will be squeezed into trial bags for years to come. Joseph Petersen, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-08-26
Summary: "Copyright Litigation Handbook"

I have read this entire book. It is extraordinary for more reasons than I have space here to enumerate. It is a book about copyright law for litigators, and it is at the same time a book about litigation for copyright lawyers. It is written for a broad audience of attorneys whose practice may touch upon copyright law, but it is also a great practice overview for an experienced copyright lawyer. It is organized in a logical way proceeding from case evaluation through trial. Throughout, it offers nuggets of advice that are extremely valuable - the sort of experienced advice that makes a huge difference in the development of one's legal abilities.

Corey Field
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Los Angeles, CA

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-08-26
Summary: "An indispensable and unique copyright guide for the litigator"

Until Raymond Dowd wrote this book, there simply was no litigation-friendly guide to copyright litigation. Thank goodness Mr. Dowd chose to devote the equivalent of several years of time and effort to write this book, and to update it with this 2009 edition. This is the book that both occasional dabblers in copyright should go to first (which I wish I had when I started out), as well as now-experienced copyright litigators like me. It is the book I go to first when drafting a complaint (or even when deciding whether to sue), and consult when beginning to prepare for trial. Everything is litigation oriented, so one doesn't need to wade through abstract theorizing to get a sense for how you can use the current state of the case law to your client's advantage. The forms for a complaint and other litigation papers are particularly useful. And the ideas for motions in limine are priceless, and as far as I know, a unique feature of this book. --David Wolfsohn, Woodcock Washburn LLP.