The Law of Copyright provides a firm and practical foundation in copyright law that goes beyond reciting rules, decisions, and statutes, to analyze the history and arguments that surround specific issues in copyright law. This work also offers help in developing a line of argument in a brief. Coverage includes: The idea–expression dichotomy Preemption Duration Renewal Remedies Fair use Digital Millenium Copyright Act All practical suggestions, analysis, and arguments presented can be easily adapted to fit an individual's practice, and all of the author's opinions and positions on extremely complex and unsettled issues are contained in separate “Commentary” sections.