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- ↑ Stephen Breyer (1970). "The Uneasy Case for Copyright: A Study of Copyright in Books, Photocopies, and Computer Programs". Harvard Law Review. 84 (2): 281–355. doi:10.2307/1339714. JSTOR 1339714.
- ↑ Lange, David (2009). No law: intellectual property in the image of an absolute First Amendment. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford Law Books. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-8047-6327-1.
Though in form Breyer's essay was a modest work of scholarship, its implications were enormous and have proved long-lasting (and by no means merely because its author ascended to the Supreme Court bench). [...] In our view, Breyer's long-ago study continues to offer the basis for important countervailing arguments against the easy assumptions some economists have made (then and now) in favor of wider protection.
- ↑ Barry W. Tyerman (June 1971). "The Economic Rationale for Copyright Protection for Published Books: A Reply to Professor Breyer". UCLA Law Review. 18: 1100–1125.
- ↑ Stephen Breyer (October 1972). "Copyright: A Rejoinder". UCLA Law Review. 20: 75–83.
- ↑ Landes, William M.; Posner, Richard A. (1989). "An Economic Analysis of Copyright Law". Journal of Legal Studies. 18 (2): 325–363. doi:10.1086/468150. S2CID 153322447.