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Nimmer

Nimmer

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A family name used by some people
  • proper noun
: Nimmer
  • The discussion that follows is based upon the version of Nimmer on Copyright that was available to jurists and practitioners through August 2011.

Examples

  • Looking at the current version of the treatise on Lexis, Nimmer did in fact change his tune:

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  • But then in Footnote 90, he explains that he was able to convince Nimmer that this position was in error:

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  • Consequently, Release 85 of Nimmer on Copyright adopts the analysis of this article.

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  • See Nimmer on Copyright AA4.01, 8.11 (forthcoming 2011).

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  • After reading this article, Professor Nimmer asked me to co-author a complete revision of the sections of Nimmer on Copyright relating to the scope of the distribution right and the definition of publication.

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  • After reading this article, Professor Nimmer asked me to co-author a complete revision of the sections of Nimmer on Copyright relating to the scope of the distribution right and the definition of publication.

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  • The United States has chosen to implement it in a noncommittal way so as to minimize changes to existing U.S. copyright law (3 Nimmer Chap. 8D Sec. 8D.02C).

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  • Dave Nimmer would never get into politics, not in 100 years.

  • This is a documentary made by Larry Nimmer, who worked as a filmmaker for Jackson and his defense team.

  • House Bill 315, sponsored by Rep. Chad Nimmer, R-Blackshear, renames the Technical College System of Georgia.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Nimmer looks like the German word nimmer, which means 'never', so a helpful way to remember the name is to think 'never'. As a surname it may have started as a nickname or short phrase and now simply identifies a family.