Full Name	Abrams, Howard B.
University/Affiliation	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Title	Professor of Law
Status	Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty
Professor Type	Doctrinal
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Copyright (11) Intellectual Property Law (11) Constitutional Law, Generally (4) Arts, Entertainment, and the Law (3) Jurisprudence (3) Music (3) Commerce (2) Commerce Clause (2) Common Law (2) Copyright and Music (2)
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The Historic Foundation of American Copyright Law: Exploding the Myth of Common Law Copyright [article]

Wayne Law Review, Vol. 29, Issue 3 (Spring 1983), pp. 1119-1192

Abrams, Howard B. (Cited 350 times)

29 Wayne L. Rev. 1119 (1982-1983)

PathFinder Subjects: Common Law; Jurisprudence; Copyright; Intellectual Property Law; Property--Personal and Real

Cited by 143 Articles
Cited by 1 Case
Accessed 33 Times

Copyright, Misappropriation, and Preemption: Constitutional and Statutory Limits of State Law Protection [article]

Supreme Court Review, Vol. 1983, pp. 509-582

Abrams, Howard B. (Cited 350 times)

1983 Sup. Ct. Rev. 509 (1983)

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PathFinder Subjects: Copyright; Intellectual Property Law; Common Law; Jurisprudence; Music; Copyright and Visual Entertainment; Arts, Entertainment, and the Law; Film and Television; Motion Pictures

Cited by 72 Articles
Cited by 4 Cases
Accessed 5 Times

Originality and Creativity in Copyright Law [article]

Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol. 55, Issue 2 (Spring 1992), pp. 3-44

Abrams, Howard B. (Cited 350 times)

55 Law & Contemp. Probs. 3 (1992)

PathFinder Subjects: Copyright; Intellectual Property Law

Cited by 41 Articles
Accessed 152 Times

Copyright's First Compulsory License [article]

Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal, Vol. 26, Issue 2 (2009-2010), pp. 215-254

Abrams, Howard B. (Cited 350 times)

26 Santa Clara Computer & High Tech. L.J. 215 (2009-2010)

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PathFinder Subjects: Copyright; Intellectual Property Law; Copyright and Music; Arts, Entertainment, and the Law; Music; Sound Recordings; Media Recordings; Industry

Cited by 31 Articles
Accessed 20 Times

Putting Erie on the Right Track [article]

University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Vol. 49, Issue 4 (Summer 1988), pp. 937-1006

Gelfand, Gregory (Cited 213 times); Abrams, Howard B. (Cited 350 times)

49 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 937 (1987-1988)

PathFinder Subjects: Conflict of Laws; Constitutional Law, Generally; Jurisdiction

Cited by 25 Articles
Accessed 3 Times

Who's Sorry Now--Termination Rights and the Derivative Works Exception [article]

University of Detroit Journal of Urban Law, Vol. 62, Issue 2 (Winter 1985), pp. 181-244

Abrams, Howard B. (Cited 350 times)

62 U. Det. J. Urb. L. 181 (1984-1985)

PathFinder Subjects: Copyright; Intellectual Property Law; Copyright and Music; Arts, Entertainment, and the Law; Music

Cited by 17 Articles
Cited by 1 Case
Accessed 10 Times

Goldstein v. California: Sound, Fury, and Significance [article]

Supreme Court Review, Vol. 1975, pp. 147-188

Abrams, Howard B. (Cited 350 times); Abrams, Robert H. (Cited 637 times)

1975 Sup. Ct. Rev. 147 (1975)

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  1. Birth and Reproduction
    1. Reproduction and the Law

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2. Philosophy and Ethics
  1. Jurisprudence

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  1. Media Recordings
    1. Sound Recordings

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  1. Constitutional Law, Generally

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PathFinder Subjects: Copyright; Intellectual Property Law; Judges; Jurisprudence; Constitutional Law, Generally; Reproduction and the Law; Birth and Reproduction; Sound Recordings; Media Recordings

Cited by 9 Articles
Cited by 1 Case

Edlred, Golan and Their Aftermath [article]

Part I

Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA, Vol. 60, Issue 4 (Summer 2013), pp. 491-528

Abrams, Howard B. (Cited 350 times)

60 J. Copyright Soc'y U.S.A. 491 (2012-2013)

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PathFinder Subjects: Constitutional Law, Generally; First Amendment; Commerce; Commerce Clause; Copyright; Intellectual Property Law; Legislation

Cited by 6 Articles

Equitable Implementation of Tax Expenditures [article]

Virginia Tax Review, Vol. 9, Issue 1 (Summer 1989), pp. 109-124

Edrey, Yoseph (Cited 52 times); Abrams, Howard (Cited 350 times)

9 Va. Tax Rev. 109 (1989-1990)

PathFinder Subjects: Taxation--Transnational; Taxation; Tax Relief

Cited by 5 Articles
Accessed 1 Time

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The Role of the Copyright Office: An Introduction [article]

The Herbert Tenzer Memorial Conference: Copyright in the Twenty-First Century

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 13, Issue 1 (1994), pp. 27-28

Abrams, Howard B. (Cited 350 times)

13 Cardozo Arts & Ent. L.J. 27 (1994-1995)

PathFinder Subjects: Copyright; Intellectual Property Law; Congress; Legislative Branch

Cited by 1 Article
Accessed 4 Times

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Authors' Rights in Light of New Technologies [article]

U.S. Law in an Era of Democratization: Section III

American Journal of Comparative Law Supplement, Vol. 38, pp. 283-324

Abrams, Howard B. (Cited 350 times)

38 Am. J. Comp. L. Supp. 283 (1990)

PathFinder Subjects: Copyright; Intellectual Property Law; Science, Technology, and the Law

Accessed 3 Times

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The Problem and the 2117 Solution [notes]

Part III: In Brief

Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA, Vol. 66, Issue 3 (Summer 2019), pp. 503-[x]

Abrams, Howard B. (Cited 350 times)

66 J. Copyright Soc'y U.S.A. 503 (2018-2019)

PathFinder Subjects: Copyright; Intellectual Property Law; Legal Analysis and Writing; Technology

Accessed 3 Times

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Eldred, Golan and Their Aftermath [notes]

Part III: Tribute to Howard B. Abrams

Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA, Vol. 67, Issue 1 (2020), pp. 107-[viii]

Abrams, Howard B. (Cited 350 times)

67 J. Copyright Soc'y U.S.A. 107 (2020)

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