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The Ip Law Book Review, V. 8#1, William T. Gallagher Nov 2017

The Ip Law Book Review, V. 8#1, William T. Gallagher

Intellectual Property Law

AUTHORS IN COURT: SCENES FROM THE THEATER OF COPYRIGHT, by Mark Rose. Reviewed by Robert Spoo, The University of Tulsa College of Law

COPYRIGHT BEYOND LAW: REGULATING CREATIVITY IN THE GRAFFITI SUBCULTURE, by Marta Iljadica. Reviewed by Zahr K. Said, University of Washington School of Law

CHOREOGRAPHING COPYRIGHT: RACE, GENDER, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN AMERICAN DANCE by Anthea Kraut. Reviewed by Carys Craig, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University


How Much Is Police Brutality Costing America?, Eleanor Lumsden Jan 2017

How Much Is Police Brutality Costing America?, Eleanor Lumsden

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The criminal law of the United States fails to stop the unlawful killing of minorities by law enforcement. In fact, it was never meant to do so. Civil tort law is also unequal to the task. The consequences of not correcting these legal failures are far-reaching for the United States and for our neighbors, and have so far been underreported. This article explores the direct and indirect costs of these failings, positive measures already underway, and makes further sugges-tions for reform.