Every living American adult likely prized one childhood toy that featured the happy image of an animated cartoon or comic strip character. There is an ever-grow

This volume explores the nature of intellectual property law by looking at particular disputes. All the cases gathered here aim to show the versatile and unstab

With careers spanning eight decades, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were two of the most prolific animation producers in American history. In 1940, the two me

Once consigned almost exclusively to Saturday morning fare for young viewers, television animation has evolved over the last several decades as a programming fo

Adventures in Childhood connects modern intellectual property law and practice with a history of consumption. Structured in a loosely chronological order, the b