Corporate & Securities Law

Professor Carrier’s Response

 First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Josh Wright. Only because of Josh?s creativity and tireless, flawless execution did this blog symposium come about and run so smoothly. I also would like to thank Dennis Crouch, who has generously cross-posted the symposium at PatentlyO. And I am grateful for the attention of the communities at TOTM and PatentlyO, which have patiently scrolled through countless pages and posts to learn about my book.

Finally, I would like to thank Dan Crane, Dennis Crouch, Brett Frischmann, Scott Kieff, Geoff Manne, Phil Weiser, and Josh Wright for their insightful and incisive comments. Though they each had busy schedules, they managed to squeeze in a look at some or all of a book that is not the shortest ever written. And wasting no time, they focused like a laser on the book?s most ambitious proposals, as well as its omissions. If I didn?t know better, I would think that the commentators divided the market of my book to minimize overlap in treatment. I do know better, though, enough to know that the breadth of critiques and lack of overlap reflect Josh?s skill in putting together such a diverse and impressive group of commentators.

Without further ado, let me address the comments by substantive area, starting with antitrust law, proceeding through patent and copyright law, and concluding with the most general critiques.

Full post as published by Truth on the Market on April 01, 2009 (boomark / email).