Cease and Desist:
Freedom of Expression in the Shadows of Intellectual Property
Kembrew McLeod,
Communication Studies, The University of Iowa
Kembrew McLeod is
an assistant professor of Communication Studies at the
University of Iowa, and an occasional pop music critic. His
first book on intellectual property law, Owning Culture, was
published in 2001, and he is currently working on a trade press
book titled Cease and Desist: Freedom of Expression in the
Shadows of Intellectual Property. Kembrew is loved by small
children and animals.
Paper
Description: This
essay serves as the introduction to a trade press book about the
way intellectual property laws have negatively impacted many
different areas of cultural life in the United States. The book
will feature an Introduction (this essay) and five chapters that
focus on spheres affected by copyright, trademark and patent
law: Art, Music, Science, Education and the Internet. I argue
that intellectual property laws are being used to further
privatize our culture and to inhibit the free circulation of
information and cultural texts.—KM
[Thursday, March 6,
2003; 7:30-9:30
PM; 204 Jefferson Building]
