The nature of copyright a law of users rights by l ray patterson and stanley w lindberg athens university of geor gia press 1991 pp xv 274 cloth 30 paper 1295 most people unfamiliar with intellectual property law assume copyright vests a property interest in the creator of a work the na. This forthright and provocative book offers a new perspective on copyright law and the legal rights of individuals to use copyrighted materials most americans believe that the primary purpose of copyright is to protect authors against the theft of their property they are wrong say l ray patterson and stanley w lindberg guaranteeing certain rights to authors and to the entrepreneurs who . This forthright and provocative book offers a new perspective on copyright law and the legal rights of individuals to use copyrighted materials most americans believe that the primary purpose of copyright is to protect authors against the theft of their property they are wrong say l ray patterson and stanley w lindberg guaranteeing certain rights. A review of the nature of copyright a law of users rights by l ray patterson and stanley w lindberg