Conference to Honor the Publication of

No Law: Intellectual Property in the Image of
an Absolute First Amendment

March 21, 2009

What part of “No Law” don’t you understand?

That is the question that David Lange and H. Jefferson Powell pose in their provocative new book No Law: Intellectual Property in the Image of an Absolute First Amendment (Stanford University Press 2008). In honor of the book's publication, the Center for the Study of the Public Domain presented a conference that explored the intriguing intersection of intellectual property and freedom of expression. What would it mean for intellectual property if we took the First Amendment seriously? The event brought together some of the leading scholars in the country to address this question, and to debate the role of copyright and free speech in the marketplace of ideas and the construction of a collective culture.

Click on the links below to view the webcasts of the sessions (requires RealPlayer).

SESSION 1
Keynote Address: Neil Netanel, Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
Commentary: Neil S. Siegel, Associate Professor of Law and Political Science, Duke Law School

SESSION 2
Keynote Address: James Boyle, William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law, Duke Law School
Commentary: Jerome H. Reichman, Bunyan S. Womble Professor of Law, Duke Law School

SESSION 3
Keynote Address: Garrett Epps, Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law
Commentary: Keith Aoki, Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law

SESSION 4
Author's Response: H. Jefferson Powell, Frederic Cleaveland Professor of Law and Divinity, Duke Law School
Author's Response: David Lange, Melvin G. Shimm Professor of Law, Duke Law School
Commentary: Jennifer Jenkins, Director, Center for the Study of the Public Domain, Duke Law School
Plenary Panel