DOROTHY J. HOWELL, currently an adjunct visiting professor at Vermont Law School and a visiting professor at Franklin Pierce Law School, is a freelance counsel whose areas of special interest include intellectual property and environmental law. The subject of legal protection for fictional characters is a specialty of Professor Howell's, as she is the author of several novels as well as scholarly materials for a variety of professional audiences.

• PrefaceIntroduction to Intellectual Property LawHistorical Perspective on Intellectual Properties in the United StatesCopyright Protection in the Courts: The Elements of an Infringement ActionCopyright Protection in the Courts: Defenses to Copyright InfringementTrademark Protection and Unfair CompetitionCharacter as Intellectual PropertyCharacter as Copyright or Trademark PropertySpecial Characters, Special CasesCase in Point: Tarzan of the ApesRight of Publicity and Merchandising: Additional Protection for Fictional Characters?Copyright and Characters, Reconciliation and PredictionSelected BibliographyIndex

DOROTHY J. HOWELL, currently an adjunct visiting professor at Vermont Law School and a visiting professor at Franklin Pierce Law School, is a freelance counsel whose areas of special interest include intellectual property and environmental law. The subject of legal protection for fictional characters is a specialty of Professor Howell's, as she is the author of several novels as well as scholarly materials for a variety of professional audiences.

• PrefaceIntroduction to Intellectual Property LawHistorical Perspective on Intellectual Properties in the United StatesCopyright Protection in the Courts: The Elements of an Infringement ActionCopyright Protection in the Courts: Defenses to Copyright InfringementTrademark Protection and Unfair CompetitionCharacter as Intellectual PropertyCharacter as Copyright or Trademark PropertySpecial Characters, Special CasesCase in Point: Tarzan of the ApesRight of Publicity and Merchandising: Additional Protection for Fictional Characters?Copyright and Characters, Reconciliation and PredictionSelected BibliographyIndex