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Intellectual Property

Buying Myself Back

When does a model own her own image?

Emily Ratajkowski New York Sep 2020 30min Permalink

Business

The Itsy-Bitsy, Teenie-Weenie, Very Litigious Bikini

Who is the rightful inventor of the blockbuster swimsuit known as the Kiini?

Katherine Rosman New York Times Dec 2018 20min Permalink

The Ecstacy of Influence: A Plagiarism

Our debt, conscious or unconscious, to what has come before, and what it can tell us about copyright, the public domain, and the complicated relationship between creators and consumers.

Jonathan Lethem Harper's Feb 2007 Permalink

For the Love of Culture

Why our entire understanding of copyright is due for an overhaul.

Lawrence Lessig The New Republic Jan 2010 25min Permalink

Business

The Patent Troll

Erich Spangenberg is in the business of owning other people’s ideas. He makes a fortune.

Heather Skyler Good Jun 2009 10min Permalink