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William Patry


Born
in Niskayuna, New York, The United States
January 01, 1950


William F. Patry is an American lawyer specializing in copyright law. He studied at the San Francisco State University, where he obtained a B.A. in 1974 and an M.A. in 1976, and then at the University of Houston, where he graduated with a J.D. in 1980. He was admitted to the bar in Texas in 1981, in the District of Columbia in 2000, and in New York in 2001.

Patry served as a copyright counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 1990s, where he participated in the elaboration of the copyright provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. Patry also worked as a policy planning advisor to the Register of Copyrights, and held a post as Professor of Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. He is also the author of a seven vol
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The Singaporean Cablevision Case

Many countries around the world are wrestling with similar, evolving copyright issues in response to new digital technologies. In facing common issues, courts sometimes share insights, but when they do, it's critical that they recognize the full procedural context of a decision from another country, as well as specific substantive legal elements. A recent opinion in Singapore regarding remote st

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Moral Panics and the Copyri...

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How to Fix Copyright

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The Fair Use Privilege in C...

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Copyright Law and Practice

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Patry on Fair Use, 2014 ed.

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“How one creates customers by suing them en masse is a mystery known only to the copyright industries.”
William Patry, Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars



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