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Patent Attorney Stephan Kinsella gives a 40-minute presentation on why we need to "rethink" intellectual property. From Techdirt, "He does a very nice job ripping apart the "property rights" arguments that some, especially some libertarians, use in favor of patents, explaining why that doesn't make sense. It's an excellent presentation, and well worth watching." Read More ...

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My husband brought my attention to Richard Cauley’s blog, The Art of IP War.  Cauley is a partner in the Newport Beach law firm of Wang, Hartmann & Gibbs, and he specializes in (surprise!) patent litigation.  Read his blog for keen insights about the latest patent battles.

Donna Nixon of Duke Law Library recently announced that Duke’s Center for the Study of Public Domain has released a comic book about copyright law.  Details from Donna Nixon’s message follow:

Today’s librarians, teachers and students -- from high school to graduate school -- are forced to confront copyright issues every day. What is permissible? What is fair use? Until now, the only answers came in lengthy and incomprehensible law review articles or confusing internet resources. Three law professors have tried to change that.

Duke Law School’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain has just released "BOUND BY LAW?" - a comic book on copyright and creativity -- using the example of documentary film. It has been published under a Creative Commons License. The comic, by Keith Aoki, James Boyle and Jennifer Jenkins, lays out the basics of copyright in clear and easy to understand examples. It deals with such issues as fair use, how to determine if a work is in the public domain, and the effects of digital technology on the meaning of intellectual property.

Download "Bound by Law?" here, purchase copies on Amazon, or place an educational order for 50 or more copies at a subsidized price here.