Research Guides: Copyright Law Research: Secondary Sources

Copyright Research Sources

Treatises and looseleafs, in print or online, are great places to begin researching copyright issues.

Nimmer on Copyright
Available to SLU LAW students and faculty on Lexis Advance via the link above
Available in print at Law KF2991.5 .N5 (current to Aug. 2015 release)

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Cited in more court opinions than any other treatise on the subject of U.S. copyright law, Nimmer on Copyright provides comprehensive insights into copyright protection in the digital age as well as exhaustive discussions of traditional issues. This definitive work on copyright law is a rich resource for the expert, as well as the practitioner just beginning to explore the arena.
Patry on Copyright
Available to SLU LAW students and faculty on WestlawNext via the link above.

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Patry on Copyright provides an encyclopedic analysis of copyright, placing court opinions and statutes in their real-world context. In addition to enumerating a complete legislative and statutory history for relevant provisions, on pertinent litigation issues, a circuit-by-circuit breakdown is provided. The extensive discussion of remedial, jurisdictional, choice of law, and international issues is unparalleled in other legal work.
CCH Copyright Law Reporter
The link above to CCH only works at the law school. Navigate to Intellectual Property on the left side, then Copyright Law Reporter.
SLU LAW students and faculty can also access via WestlawNext: Enter Copyright Law Reporter in the search bar.

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A comprehensive resource focusing only on copyright law and related issues at both the federal and state levels. Coverage includes federal regulations, a complete text of the copyright laws, pending legislation; U.S. Supreme Court docket, full-text of court decisions, copyright circulars and reference materials, and administrative forms. The reporter provides CCH explanations that discuss and summarize court decisions. Monthly updates.

Law Journal Articles

Search the Hein Online Law Journal Library by subject and scroll down to Intellectual Property. This resources is available from SLU or off-campus with a SLU net ID and password.

Search Intellectual Property Law Reviews and Journals on Bloomberg Law

Search Copyright Law topics in Law Reviews and Journals on LexisAdvance by selecting Copyright Law from the Practice Area or Industry tab under the red search bar. Run your search, then narrow your results to Law Reviews and Journals on the left menu.

Search WestlawNext for Law Reviews and Journals on Copyright Law by selecting Secondary Sources on the home screen and then choosing Law Reviews and Journals. Under the By Topic section, select Intellectual Property Law. You can search across all journals or select a specific journal.