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Dancing On The Grave Of Copyright?, Anupam Chander, Madhavi Sunder
Dancing On The Grave Of Copyright?, Anupam Chander, Madhavi Sunder
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
The quarter century since Barlow’s writing allows us to assess his prophecy. The economy moved in the very direction that Barlow anticipated—from an economy focused on the ownership of things to an economy based on services and experiences. In high-income countries, services now account for three-quarters of the gross domestic product.
But intellectual property proved more resilient and adaptable than Barlow predicted. Intellectual property law both offered exceptions where necessary, while simultaneously expanding to cover new forms of creativity and activities. In this short essay, we argue that, for good or ill, intellectual property has reconfigured itself for an economy …
Welfare, Children And Families: The Impact Of Welfare Reform In The New Economy, William Julius Wilson
Welfare, Children And Families: The Impact Of Welfare Reform In The New Economy, William Julius Wilson
Philip A. Hart Memorial Lecture
In 2001, University Professor, William Julius Wilson of Harvard University, delivered the Georgetown Law Center’s twenty-first Annual Philip A. Hart Memorial Lecture: "Welfare, Children and Families: The Impact of Welfare Reform in the New Economy."
William Julius Wilson is Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University. He is one of only 20 University Professors, the highest professional distinction for a Harvard faculty member. After receiving the Ph.D. from Washington State University in 1966, Wilson taught sociology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, before joining the University of Chicago faculty in 1972. In 1990 he was …