
Issues for Literary Translators
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Jeffrey S. Ankrom (J.D., Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, 2004) has been admitted to the practice of law in Indiana, including the United States District Court of the Southern District of Indiana and the United States District Court of the Northern District of Indiana. He is in the general practice of law, with an interest in copyright, internet, and publishing law. His other research interests include the intellectual-property issues facing translators, and the social and legal aspects of biotechnology. He is not a patent attorney.
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See the United States Constitution on the website of the National Archives.