Lyman Ray Patterson (18 February 1929 – 5 November 2003) was an American law professor and an influential copyright scholar and historian. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Patterson was born in Macon, Georgia. Macon is a city located in central Georgia, USA It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia and the county seat of Bibb County. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule He graduated from Mercer University, and obtained a masters degree in English from Northwestern University. Mercer University is an independent private, Coeducational, University with a Baptist heritage located in the U After teaching English at Middle Georgia College, he joined the Army where he studied Russian at the Army Language School. Middle Georgia College is a publicly supported residential charter unit of the University System of Georgia, in the city Cochran in the U Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages During the Korean War he served as a translator of Russian radio broadcasts. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the Following the Army he attended law school at Mercer University. Mercer University is an independent private, Coeducational, University with a Baptist heritage located in the U After practicing law for two years with the firm of Matthews, Maddox, Walton and Smith in Rome, Georgia he returned to the Mercer Law School to teach. Nestled in the Foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest City and the County seat of Floyd County Georgia,
During Patterson's tenure at Mercer he attended Harvard Law School and wrote his S.J.D. dissertation on the history of copyright law. Harvard Law School (also known as Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional Graduate schools of Harvard University. Doctor of Laws ( Latin: Legum Doctor, LLD) is a Doctorate -level Academic degree in Law. Copyright was invented after the advent of the Printing press and subsequent widening of public literacy He received the S. J. D. degree from Harvard in 1966. The dissertation became the foundation for his influential book Copyright in Historical Perspective, published in 1968 and still in print as of 2007. Copyright in Historical Perspective is an influential work of Copyright scholarship by Lyman Ray Patterson.
Patterson joined the faculty at Vanderbilt University Law School in 1963, and served as an assistant United States Attorney while teaching at Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt University Law School (also known as VULS) is a Graduate school of Vanderbilt University. United States Attorneys (also known as federal prosecutors) represent the United States federal government in United States district court and In 1973 Patterson joined the faculty at the Emory University School of Law and was that school's Dean. Emory University School of Law is a first-tier US Law school, part of Emory University in Atlanta Georgia. In 1987, he joined the University of Georgia (UGA) School of Law faculty and remained there until his death in 2003. The University of Georgia School of Law is an American Bar Association -accredited law school located in Athens Georgia on the campus of the University of During his career he was a visiting professor at Georgia State University Law School, Duke University School of Law, and the University of Texas School of Law. The Georgia State University College of Law is an urban Law school located in downtown Atlanta Georgia. The Duke University School of Law is the Law school and a constituent academic unit of Duke University, Durham North Carolina, United States The University of Texas School of Law is an ABA -certified American Law school located on The University of Texas at Austin campus
The ALA "L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award" is named in his honor. The American Library Association ( ALA) is a group based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally The first three winners were Kenneth Crews (2005); Prue Adler (2006); and Peter Jaszi (2007).
Bibliography
- Copyright in Historical Perspective (Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 1968)
- The Nature of Copyright: A Law of Users' Rights (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1991) (with Stanley W. Copyright in Historical Perspective is an influential work of Copyright scholarship by Lyman Ray Patterson. Lindberg)
External links
- L. Ray Patterson, archived homepage at the University of Georgia School of Law
- L. Ray Patterson: A Selected Copyright Bibliography, prepared by Kenneth D. The University of Georgia School of Law is an American Bar Association -accredited law school located in Athens Georgia on the campus of the University of Crews, American Library Association
- Users' Rights in Copyright, an interview with Ray Patterson
- L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award
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