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Hijacking Shared Heritage: Cultural Artifacts And Intellectual Property Rights, Amy Hackney Blackwell, Christopher William Blackwell Sep 2013

Hijacking Shared Heritage: Cultural Artifacts And Intellectual Property Rights, Amy Hackney Blackwell, Christopher William Blackwell

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Recognized Stature: Protecting Street Art As Cultural Property, Griffin M. Barnett Jul 2013

Recognized Stature: Protecting Street Art As Cultural Property, Griffin M. Barnett

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

This Article discusses the current legal regimes in the United States implicated by works of "street art." The Article suggests an amendment to the Visual Artists Rights Act that would protect certain works of street art as "cultural property" - thereby promoting the arts and the preserving important works of art that might otherwise be at the mercy of property owners or others who do not share the interests of artists and the members of communities enhanced by works of street art.


The Illusion Of Copyright Infringement Protection, Jenny Small Jul 2013

The Illusion Of Copyright Infringement Protection, Jenny Small

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Copyright And Freedom Of Expression: Saving Free Speech From Advancing Legislation, Amanda Beshears Cook Apr 2013

Copyright And Freedom Of Expression: Saving Free Speech From Advancing Legislation, Amanda Beshears Cook

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

The Supreme Court has expressly recognized the possibility of a First Amendment defense to copyright infringement claims, but it has never actually found such a defense to apply to a case before it. And nearly every year, Congress enacts or attempts to enact more legislation that restricts speech under the banner of the copyright clause. The problem is that the natural right of free speech is being depleted by the legislatively granted right of intellectual property, putting both individual liberty and the public good at risk. Congress and the courts both must begin to acknowledge that in the common law …


A Book By Any Other Name: E-Books And The First Sale Doctrine, Elizabeth Mckenzie Apr 2013

A Book By Any Other Name: E-Books And The First Sale Doctrine, Elizabeth Mckenzie

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

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