Creativity & Culture
 Professor James Boyle (Duke) explores musical borrowing, mashups, and and how the law shapes musical creativity... » more
 Professor Michael Carroll (American) traces the evolution of the concept of property ownership in music... » more
 Professor Garrett Epps (Baltimore) discusses ownership and originality in this highlight from his presentation... » more
 Professor William Fisher (Harvard) outlines five different ways that governments can stimulate the production of 'public goods' in this highlight from his lecture... » more
 Professor James T. Hamilton (Duke) analyzes the role of economic forces in journalism and whether the Internet can solve 'rational ignorance' in this highlight from his lecture... » more
 Professor Justin Hughes (Cardozo) discusses the heated debate over protecting 'geographical indications'... » more
 Professor Jennifer Jenkins (Duke) contrasts two puzzles of 'transformative' fair use... » more
 Professor Jessica Litman (Michigan) emphasizes the fundamental importance of historic 'copyright liberties'... » more
 Professor Neil Netanel (UCLA) explores copyright's paradoxical relationship to free speech – as both an engine of free expression... » more
 Professor Koleman Strumpf (Kansas) analyzes the economic impacts of file sharing in this highlight from... » more
Professor Garrett Epps
Professor Garrett Epps (University of Baltimore School of Law) discusses ownership and originality in this highlight from his presentation “Bring Me the Head of Peter Pan” at the Center's "Workshop in Honor of No Law!" » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
Nobel Laureate Professor Joseph Stiglitz
Nobel Laureate Professor Joseph Stiglitz (Columbia University) reviews intellectual property and monopoly abuses in this highlight from his Meredith and Kip Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property, “The Economic Foundations of Intellectual Property.” » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
Professor Lawrence Lessig
Professor Lawrence Lessig (Harvard University) discusses the evolution of the Internet and how it was built upon an ‘innovation commons’ in this highlight from his Meredith and Kip Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property, “Architecting Innovation.” » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
Professor Koleman Strumpf
Professor Koleman Strumpf (University of Kansas School of Law) analyzes the economic impacts of file sharing in this highlight from his Information Ecology Lecture, “The Effect of File Sharing on the Sale of Entertainment Products: The Case of Recorded Music and Movies.” » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
Professor Daniel Kevles
Professor Daniel Kevles (Yale University) discusses legal and ethical issues raised by gene patents in this highlight from his Information Ecology Lecture, “Patenting Life and Its Parts: Ethics and Rights in the Political Economy of Intellectual Property.” » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
Professor James Boyle
Professor James Boyle (Duke University School of Law) explores musical borrowing, mashups, and how the law shapes musical creativity in this highlight from his Information Ecology Lecture, “A Song’s Tale: Mashups, Borrowing and the Law.” » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
Professor Michael Carroll
Professor Michael Carroll (American University’s Washington College of Law) traces the evolution of the concept of property ownership in music in this highlight from his Information Ecology Lecture, “Musicians in Copyright’s Federated Domain." » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
Professor Justin Hughes
Professor Justin Hughes (Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law) discusses the heated debate over protecting ‘geographical indications’ such as Champagne, Parmesan, and Budweiser in this highlight from his Information Ecology Lecture, “Champagne, Feta and Bourbon – The Spirited Debate about Geographical Indications.” » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
Professor Jessica Litman
Professor Jessica Litman (University of Michigan Law School) emphasizes the fundamental importance of historic ‘copyright liberties’ such as the freedom to read, listen to, and view works in this highlight from her Information Ecology Lecture, “Copyright Liberties.” » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
James Love
James Love (Director, Knowledge Ecology International) presents a proposed ‘prize fund’ that would spur global production of medicines in this highlight from his Information Ecology Lecture, “A New Trade Framework for Global Healthcare Research and Development.” » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
Professor Neil Netanel
Professor Neil Netanel (UCLA School of Law) explores copyright’s paradoxical relationship to free speech – as both an engine of free expression and a burden on free expression – in this highlight from his presentation at the Center’s “Workshop in Honor of No Law!” » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
Professor Arti Rai
Professor Arti Rai (Duke University School of Law) describes the important benefits and limitations of open and collaborative research in the sciences in this highlight from her Information Ecology Lecture, “’Open Source’ Biology.” » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
To Clear or not to Clear
Filmmaker Chris Hegedus discusses how rights clearance practices have changed since the making of "Don't Look Back" » Download (mpeg)
Disappearing History?
Filmmaker Orlando Bagwell talks about making “Citizen King” and why “Eyes on the Prize” is no longer in circulation. » Download (mpeg)
Great Composers Steal
Composer Anthony Kelley visits classical and jazz traditions and explains why you can find a doppelganger for almost any tune. » Download (mpeg)
Documentary Filmmaking
Legal experts James Boyle and John Sloss discuss the legal and practical realities facing documentary filmmakers, including copyright law and errors and omissions insurance. » Download (mpeg)
Music Sampling
Music lawyer Whitney Broussard describes how law can change the kind of music that gets made, and how clearance processes can make the whole artistic community poorer. » Download (mpeg)
Music For Our Grandchildren
Professor Jennifer Jenkins
Professor Jennifer Jenkins (Duke University School of Law) contrasts two puzzles of ‘transformative’ fair use in this highlight from her presentation at the Center’s “Copyright Limitations and Exceptions: Promoting Greater Access to Scientific and Scholarly Knowledge” workshop. » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
Professor Michael W. Carroll
Professor Michael W. Carroll (American University’s Washington College of Law) explains how the economics of scientific scholarship are compatible with open access in this highlight from his presentation at the Center’s “Copyright Limitations and Exceptions: Promoting Greater Access to Scientific and Scholarly Knowledge” workshop. » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
John Wilbanks
John Wilbanks (Vice President of Science, Creative Commons) explains the crucial importance of building a ‘worldwide web for science’ in this highlight from his presentation at the Center’s “Copyright Limitations and Exceptions: Promoting Greater Access to Scientific and Scholarly Knowledge” workshop. » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
Professor Yochai Benkler
Professor Yochai Benkler (Harvard Law School and Co-Director, Berkman Center for Internet and Society) illustrates how a 'radically decentralized economy' of production and consumption on the Internet allows democracy to flourish in this highlight from his Meredith and Kip Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property, "Freedom in the Commons: Towards a Political Economy of Information." » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
James Bessen
James Bessen (Director, Research on Innovation) offers empirical evidence about whether the incentives provided by today's patent system outweigh its costs in this highlight from his Information Ecology Lecture, "Empirical Evidence on Patents: Do Patents Work as Property?" » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
Professor William Fisher
Professor William Fisher (Harvard Law School) outlines five different ways that governments can stimulate the production of 'public goods' in this highlight from his Information Ecology Lecture, "Alternative Compensation Systems for Digital Entertainment." » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
Professor James T. Hamilton
Professor James T. Hamilton (Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy) analyzes the role of economic forces in journalism and whether the Internet can solve 'rational ignorance' in this highlight from his Information Ecology Lecture, "All the News That's Fit to Sell." » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
Professor Eric von Hippel
Professor Eric von Hippel (MIT Sloan School of Management) illustrates the central role that 'users' play in creating innovative products in this highlight from his Information Ecology Lecture, "Democratizing Innovation and Norms-based Intellectual Property Rights." » View the entire program | Download (mp4)
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Framed! Conference
 To Clear or not to Clear Filmmaker Chris Hegedus discusses how rights clearance practices have changed since the making of "Don't Look Back"... » more
 Disappearing History? Filmmaker Orlando Bagwell talks about making "Citizen King" and why "Eyes on the Prize" is no longer in circulation... » more
 Great Composers Steal Composer Anthony Kelley visits classical and jazz traditions and explains why you can find a doppelganger for almost any tune... » more
 Documentary Filmmaking Legal experts James Boyle and John Sloss discuss the legal and practical realities facing documentary filmmakers... » more
 Music Sampling Music lawyer Whitney Broussard describes how law can change the kind of music that gets made... » more
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