First Amendment and Intellectual Property expert Marc Randazza’s latest law review article tackles the intersection of freedom of expression and intellectual property law. Freedom of Expression and Morality Based Impediments to the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights,” does not just examine the issues from a U.S. perspective, as it reviews intellectual property rights and morality from a global perspective.
The Abstract alone gives you enough reason to download the article and dig in:
“In the case of intellectual property rights (IPRs), some nations erect barriers to the protection of IPRs on the basis of ‘morality.’ This paper will examine the implications of morality-based impediments to the enforcement of IPRs and their supportability under international agreements.
If that description doesn’t make you run to download it, it manages to include an academic discussion of ‘Cumfiesta,’ ‘Screw You,’ ‘Nut Sack Ale,’ and Japanese porn being stolen in Taiwan. Beat that.”
