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Robert C. Osterberg

Retired

East Orleans, MA, USA


Robert C. Osterberg is one of the top copyright litigators in the nation. He has been lead counsel in some of the best-known copyright infringement cases, including Selle v. Gibb, Gilliam v. American Broadcasting Cos., MCA, Inc. v. Wilson, Gaste v. Kaiserman, and Woods v. Bourne Co. He has been counseling clients with respect to copyright matters for almost forty years and is the former senior partner of Abeles Clark & Osterberg in New York City. Robert was a panelist for PLI’s Advanced Seminar on Copyright Law from 1992 through 2001 and an adjunct professor of copyright law at Roger Williams School of Law. His publications include “The Use of Derivative Works After Copyright Termination—Does Woods v. Bourne Expose a Quagmire?”, 43 J. COPYRIGHT SOC’Y 28 (1995). Robert received his B.A. from Brandeis University and an LL.B. and LL.M from New York University School of Law.
Robert C. Osterberg is associated with the following items:
Treatise  Treatise Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law
Treatise Chapters  Treatise Chapters Fictional Literary and Dramatic Works - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Selected Trial Issues - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Characters - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Musical Works and Sound Recordings - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Appellate Review - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Works in Different Media and Different Formats - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Nonfiction - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Works of Visual Art - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Appendix B: Jury Instructions - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Tests for Substantial Similarity - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Useful Articles - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Computer Programs - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Index to Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Compilations and Collective Works - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Appendix A: Works Compared - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Principles of Substantial Similarity - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Derivative Works - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Audiovisual Works - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Preface - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Choreography - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
The Meaning and Significance of Substantial Similarity - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Architectural Works - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Defendant-Plaintiff Table - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
Table of Cases - Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law , Monday, October 20, 2003
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