Is efficient copyright a reasonable goal?

George Washington Law Review

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1692-1711

  Liebowitz, Stan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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