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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AT A CROSSROADS:

THE USE OF THE PAST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JURISPRUDENCE

38 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 1–443 (2004)

DESCRIPTION

Intellectual property is at a crossroads today. From the rapid privatization and commodification of information to the creation of property rights in bioengineered microorganisms and lifeforms, recent developments in the intellectual property field have sparked major controversies, calling into questions our values, worldviews, and the way society protects and incentivizes human creations and innovations. To grapple with these difficult questions, courts and commentators have turned to history for guidance and support. Titled "Intellectual Property at a Crossroads: The Use of the Past in Intellectual Property Jurisprudence," this written symposium brings together six intellectual property law scholars to explore the use of history in intellectual property laws and jurisprudence.

SYMPOSIUM ISSUE

Peter K. Yu, Intellectual Property at a Crossroads: Why History Matters, 38 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 1 (2004)

Joseph J. Beard, Everything Old Is New Again: Dickens to Digital, 38 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 19 (2004)

Lionel Bently, Copyright and the Victorian Internet: Telegraphic Property Laws in Colonial Australia, 38 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 71 (2004)

Oren Bracha, The Commodification of Patents 1600-1836: How Patents Became Rights and Why We Should Care, 38 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 177 (2004)

Susan Scafidi, Digital Property / Analog History, 38 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 245 (2004)

Susan K. Sell, Intellectual Property and Public Policy in Historical Perspective: Contestation and Settlement, 38 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 267 (2004)

Peter K. Yu, Currents and Crosscurrents in the International Intellectual Property Regime, 38 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 323 (2004)