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Leslie A. Kurtz
Leslie Ann Kurtz
Contact Information
lakurtz@ucdavis.edu
530-752-7766
Rm. 2119 King Hall
Education
- B.A. Political Science, Brown University 1967
- M.A. Theater, New York University 1970
- J.D., Columbia University 1974
Professor of Law
Before entering law school, Leslie Kurtz worked in New York as an actress and an assistant editor for a publishing house. "A few years after graduating from law school, I decided to merge my interests in law, theater and art and became a litigator in a New York firm specializing in entertainment law," she said. "My practice included copyright, trademark and unfair competition."
Full Biography...All three areas fall under the general heading of "intellectual property," a field that has changed and grown rapidly in this era of high technology and exploding information. "The field presents many intellectual challenges--new ideas to explore and develop," Kurtz said.
... CloseSpecial Interests
Intellectual Property (Including International Intellectual Property), Torts, Copyrights, Mass MediaSelected Career Highlights
- Author of "The Independent Legal Lives of Fictional Characters," 1986 Wisc. L. Rev. 429, 1986
- Copyright and the National Information Infrastructure in the United States, 3 Eur. Int. Prop. Rev. 120 (1996)
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