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A Modern Reconceptualization Of Copyrights As Public Rights, Matthew L. Pangle
A Modern Reconceptualization Of Copyrights As Public Rights, Matthew L. Pangle
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
Copyright law is at a crossroads. In the wake of Oil States Energy Servs., LLC v. Greene’s Energy Grp., LLC, the patent, copyright, and intellectual property regimes as a whole, are primed for a modern reconceptualization. At the heart of this reconceptualization is the distinction between public rights, those vindicated by public offices for the public good, and private rights, those vindicated by private citizens for their exclusive government-granted monopolies. Thanks to Oil States, patent rights now exist in two separate bundles-—a public bundle including the patent grant itself and a private bundle consisting of a patent owner’s exclusivity rights. …