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'''Benjamin Kaplan''' (April 11, 1911 – August 18, 2010) was an American copyright scholar and jurist. He was also notable as "one of the principal architects"<ref name="childs">David Childs, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/benjamin-kaplan-judge-who-played-a-crucial-role-in-preparations-for-the-nuremberg-trials-2075318.html "Benjamin Kaplan: Judge who played a crucial role in preparations for the Nuremberg trials"], ''The Independent'', Sept. 10, 2010.</ref> of the [[Nuremberg trial]]s.<ref name="NYT-obit">Bruce Weber, [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/us/25kaplan.html "Benjamin Kaplan, Crucial Figure in Nazi Trials, Dies at 99"] (Obituary), ''[[New York Times]]'', 2010/08/24.</ref> |
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'''Benjamin Kaplan''' formally benjamin harold kaplan lives in a stetle |
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Kaplan grew up in the [[South Bronx]], graduating from DeWitt Clinton High School at the age of 14.<ref name="childs" /> He then attended [[City College of New York|City College]], graduating in 1929 at the age of 18,<ref name="childs" /> and [[Columbia Law School]] in 1933,<ref>Harvard Law School, [http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2010/08/19_kaplan.html "Royall Professor of Law Emeritus Benjamin Kaplan [1911-2010]"] (Obituary), 2010/08/19.</ref> and engaged in private practice until 1942 when he joined the Army.<ref name="NYT-obit" /> |
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In 1945, while a [[Lieutenant Colonel]] in the Army, Kaplan joined the prosecution team developing the case against the [[Nazi war criminals]].<ref name="NYT-obit" /> Kaplan supervised the research and developed legal strategies for the case.<ref name="NYT-obit" /> In 1947 he joined the faculty at Harvard Law School.<ref name="NYT-obit" /> |
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Kaplan co-wrote the first casebook on copyright, with [[Yale Law School]] Professor Ralph Brown in 1960.<ref name="BosGlobeObit">Bryan Marquard, [http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2010/08/20/benjamin_kaplan_99_esteemed_jurist_law_professor/ "Benjamin Kaplan, 99, esteemed jurist, law professor"] (obituary), ''[[Boston Globe]]'', 2010/08/20.</ref> As the Royall Professor of Law at [[Harvard Law School]], he delivered a series of lectures at Columbia Law in 1966. The James S. Carpentier Lectures were then published in 1967 as ''An Unhurried View of Copyright''.<ref>See [http://williampatry.blogspot.com/2005/12/augustine-birrell-and-benjamin-kaplan.html [[William Patry]]'s Copyright blog discussion of the work], Dec. 27, 2005.</ref> Kaplan also served on the [[Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court]] from 1972–1981 and later on the [[Massachusetts Appeals Court]]. |
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Among Kaplan's students at Harvard were future U.S. Supreme Court Justices [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] and [[Stephen Breyer]], the latter of whose views on copyright appear to have been influenced by those of Judge Kaplan. Among his former law clerks are the influential scholar [[Cass Sunstein]] and [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] attorney [[Marjorie Heins]]. |
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In 1942 Kaplan married to [[Felicia Lamport]] (1916 – 23 December 1999), a political satirist and writer of light verse. The couple had two children.<ref name="childs" /> Kaplan died of pneumonia in his [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] home on August 18, 2010 at 99 years old.<ref name="BosGlobeObit" /> |
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==Bibliography== |
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* ''An Unhurried View of Copyright'' (1967; Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. in [http://www.ilabdatabase.com/member/detail.php3?custnr=&membernr=1661&ordernr=53282 hardcover] and [http://www.ilabdatabase.com/member/detail.php3?custnr=&membernr=1661&ordernr=53427 paperback]. |
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Revision as of 00:18, 9 May 2012
Benjamin Kaplan (April 11, 1911 – August 18, 2010) was an American copyright scholar and jurist. He was also notable as "one of the principal architects"[1] of the Nuremberg trials.[2]
Kaplan grew up in the South Bronx, graduating from DeWitt Clinton High School at the age of 14.[1] He then attended City College, graduating in 1929 at the age of 18,[1] and Columbia Law School in 1933,[3] and engaged in private practice until 1942 when he joined the Army.[2]
In 1945, while a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, Kaplan joined the prosecution team developing the case against the Nazi war criminals.[2] Kaplan supervised the research and developed legal strategies for the case.[2] In 1947 he joined the faculty at Harvard Law School.[2]
Kaplan co-wrote the first casebook on copyright, with Yale Law School Professor Ralph Brown in 1960.[4] As the Royall Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, he delivered a series of lectures at Columbia Law in 1966. The James S. Carpentier Lectures were then published in 1967 as An Unhurried View of Copyright.[5] Kaplan also served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1972–1981 and later on the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
Among Kaplan's students at Harvard were future U.S. Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer, the latter of whose views on copyright appear to have been influenced by those of Judge Kaplan. Among his former law clerks are the influential scholar Cass Sunstein and First Amendment attorney Marjorie Heins.
In 1942 Kaplan married to Felicia Lamport (1916 – 23 December 1999), a political satirist and writer of light verse. The couple had two children.[1] Kaplan died of pneumonia in his Cambridge, Massachusetts home on August 18, 2010 at 99 years old.[4]
Bibliography
- An Unhurried View of Copyright (1967; Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. in hardcover and paperback.
References
- ^ a b c d David Childs, "Benjamin Kaplan: Judge who played a crucial role in preparations for the Nuremberg trials", The Independent, Sept. 10, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Bruce Weber, "Benjamin Kaplan, Crucial Figure in Nazi Trials, Dies at 99" (Obituary), New York Times, 2010/08/24.
- ^ Harvard Law School, "Royall Professor of Law Emeritus Benjamin Kaplan [1911-2010]" (Obituary), 2010/08/19.
- ^ a b Bryan Marquard, "Benjamin Kaplan, 99, esteemed jurist, law professor" (obituary), Boston Globe, 2010/08/20.
- ^ See William Patry's Copyright blog discussion of the work, Dec. 27, 2005.