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William Fisher
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There is no shortage of attorneys involved in legal issues related to the pharmaceutical and health care industries. There is, however, a shortage of law schools examining those issues. Since its founding, the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics has aimed to rectify that problem.
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The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard helped shape the agenda of Rethink Music, a recent conference that brought together legal, business, and academic experts to discuss new business models for creating and distributing music.
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In legal scholarship, what defines staying power?
April 1, 2007
What does it mean to 'think like a lawyer' - in particular, an American lawyer? After wrestling with that question for years, Harvard Law Professors David Kennedy '80 and William W. Fisher III '82 have given us an anthology of the law review articles they believe yield the answer.
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Hearsay: Excerpts from faculty op-eds Fall 2004
September 1, 2004
“If the pattern holds, then the record industry’s response to file sharing–trying to block the technology altogether–would generate the worst of all possible results. To…
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Recent Faculty Books – Fall 2004
September 1, 2004
“Raising the Bar: The Emerging Legal Profession in East Asia” (Harvard University Press, 2004), edited by Professor William P. Alford ’77, looks at efforts to recast…
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The Disaggregation of Intellectual Property
July 1, 2004
Professor William Fisher III '82 examines the history --and the future--of intellectual property law.
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Up on Downloading
July 1, 2004
HLS professors propose different ways to address the proliferation of music downloading.
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Faculty News Spring 2004
June 1, 2004
Glendon Wins Inaugural Bradley Prize
In October, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation awarded Professor Mary Ann Glendon the inaugural Bradley Prize. The $250,000 prize is… -
When Sharing Is a Crime
April 1, 2004
Imagine a world without copyrights on songs or movies. Instead, government tax revenue would compensate entertainers in proportion to how much consumers listened to or watched their products.