CONTENTS 
A Note to the Reader viii 
Topical Table of Contents 
[Introduction xi 
1X 
PART ONE: CASES . 
Overview 2 
Section One: What Can Be Property? 3 
Diamond v. Chakrabarty 3 
International News Service v. Associated Press 
Perry et al. v. Sindermann 15 
Goldberg, Commissioner of Social Services of the City 
of New York v. Kelly et al. 20 
Suggestions for Further Reading 
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Section Two: Acquisition 28 
Pierson v. Post 29