Peter Jaszi, ModeratorKristina Busse, Original Genius and Transformative ReptitionZahr Said Stauffer, Taking the 'Grrr' out of 'Grrrl': Strategically Gendered Marketing in Cathy's BookAbigail De Kosnik, Women's Work and 'Free' Fan Labor
Ann Shalleck, ModeratorLaura Murray, Boys and Their Toys? On the Gender Dynamics of Copyright Activism in CanadaJordan Gilbertson, We Will Not Be Ignored - Integrating Fan Created Works Into the Traditional Copyright ClassroomKaren Hellekson
Francesca Coppa, ModeratorAnn Bartow, CommentatorMelissa Tatum, Robert Spoo, Does Gender Influence Attitude Toward Copyright in the Filk Community?Tisha Turk, Transformative Narrations: Fan-made Videos and Fair UseCasey Fiesler, Paper Dolls
Professor John Barton, the former Chair of the UK Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, and Pfizer CEO Jeff Kindler recently outlined a proposed global framework on medicine pricing to protect research and development incentives while pro
In its recent en banc decision in In re Bilski, the Federal Circuit addressed limitations on patentable subject matter in the context of a business method invention, analyzing a body of caselaw in such a way that some say could call into questi
The paper will present the evolution of the TRIPS Agreement, which I will argue has now entered a third phase ("TRIPS 3.0"), one that is informed by calibration narratives. The intellectual components of the calibration process that is underway
The panel discussion will reflect civil society's successes at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and review the challenges, both substantive and procedural, to making WIPO a sustainable development- friendly organization. The
Ordinary people, as well as businesses and entrepreneurs, use other people's trademarks all the time - legally. But perceptions are skewed by continual emphasis on the power of intellectual property rights owners to exclude, rather than on peop
The goal of this event is to analyze the history and barriers to life saving HIV/AIDS medicines in the African and Caribbean regions. Panelists will discuss topics including: (1) the 1999 South Africa case and how global society formed around t
James Love is the Director of Knowledge Ecology International (formerly the Consumer Project on Technology), a non-government organization with offices in Washington, DC, London and Geneva. An advisor to a number of UN agencies, national govern
Professor Shamnad Basheer (visiting at George Washington) speaks on India's new Patent Regime: TRIPS Implications.Professor Basheer completed a bachelor of civil law degree with distinction at Oxford as a Shell Centenary scholar, where his th
On April 1, 2007, the United States Trade Representative announced the conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea, and soon thereafter released a summary of the agreement. The summary of the agreement
The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at the American University Washington College of Law and the Center for Social Media at the American University School of Communications, in collaboration with the DC Chapter of the C