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Intellectual Property Law

Seattle University School of Law

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2012

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Law Professor As Artist: Themes And Variations In Keith Aoki's Intellectual Property Scholarship, Margaret Chon Jan 2012

Law Professor As Artist: Themes And Variations In Keith Aoki's Intellectual Property Scholarship, Margaret Chon

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This memorial tribute to the late Keith Aoki traces the impact of his intellectual property scholarship, particularly in the area of genetic resources.


The Romantic Collective Author, Margaret Chon Jan 2012

The Romantic Collective Author, Margaret Chon

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Although the romantic collective author is a much more elusive creature than its romantic individual counterpart, it can be discerned amidst the proliferation of expression on the Internet. This article first outlines the ways in which the romantic author effect operates through both its genius and its arbiter prongs within collaborative authorship practices in digital networks. It next turns to scientific collaboration, where this author effect is attenuated, to assess whether scientific authorship practices might contribute to a more realistic and less romantic understanding of expressive authorship practices. A subsequent case study of collaborative digital authorship by Wikipedia contributors uncovers …