What happens when one co-tenant creates value in the property that is not realized by the other tenant? Can this other tenant sue for a share of the proceeds? The answer will have an analogue to the world of copyright and Google Book Search. We will also examine what happens when a joint tenant leases his interest to a third party over another joint tenant’s objections.

Spiller v. Mackareth
Swartzbaugh v. Sampson
Google Book Search
Wikipedia entry on Fair Use
Fair Use analysis of Google Book Search (aka Google Library Project)

 
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