The development of intellectual property law involves policy considerations of industry, Congress, federal agencies, and international standard-setting organizations. We apply economic principles to help understand tradeoffs in regulations that affect copyrights, patents, and private litigation in the federal courts.
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Competition In Music Licensing — DOJ Has More To Do
Ashley Benjamin
By Thomas Lenard and Lawrence White Published in Law 360 on January…
Commentaries and Op-Eds
Competition In Music Licensing — DOJ Has More To Do
Thomas M. Lenard and Lawrence White
Attachments Competition In Music Licensing DOJ Has More To Do
The FTC PAE Report: PAEs no longer the poster child for patent reform?
Thomas M. Lenard
Patent Assertion Entities—businesses that monetize patents acquired from third parties—have been a…
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Event Video Now Available: Federal Trade Commission’s Patent Assertion Entities Study
Ashley Benjamin
October 21, 2017 – Video is now available of the October 20…
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Federal Trade Commission’s Patent Assertion Entities Study
Ashley Benjamin
October 20, 2016 8:30am – Registration 9:00am – 11:00am – Program First…
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Save the Date: Federal Trade Commission’s Patent Assertion Entities Study
Ashley Benjamin
*October 20, 2016 9:00 am -11am First Amendment Lounge from The National…
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Event Video Now Available – Music Licensing: Innovations for Modern Times
Ashley Benjamin
Videos of the June 17 event, “Music Licensing: Innovations for Modern…
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Blog Post: Responding to Piracy: What the evidence shows
Ashley Benjamin
By Brett Danaher, Michael D. Smith, Rahul Telang June 21, 2016…
Responding to Piracy: What the evidence shows
Michael D. Smith
Brett Danaher, Michael D. Smith, Rahul Telang In two previous blog posts…
Website Blocking Revisited
Michael D. Smith
By Brett Danaher, Michael D. Smith and Rahul Telang Blocking access to…
