Professor James Boyle describes the history of a single song - protesting the government's inept response after Hurricane Katrina - and its century-old lineage in the work of Kanye West, Ray Charles, and others. Each borrowed from others, yet they borrowed in different ways, with different legal rules, in different musical cultures. At the end, we can sense how future music may be shaped and what our musical culture may give up in the process. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Public Domain.

Recorded on: Nov. 24, 2008

Information Ecology Lecture with Dr. Robert Hunt. Robert Hunt is a Senior Economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia whose research fields include innovation and intellectual property, and economic geography. In the U.S. inventions are an urban phenomenon. Why is invention concentrated in cities? Why are some cities more innovative than others? This talk will describe some of Dr. Hunt's findings. It is hosted by the Center for the Study of the Public Domain as part of the Information Ecology lecture series.

Recorded on March 07, 2007.

Recorded on October 24, 2005.

Information Ecology Lecture Series.

Appearing: Speaker: Professor P. Bernt Hugenholtz from the University of Amsterdam Institute for Information Law.

Professor Fisk will present her work examining the rise of corporate ownership of intellectual property in the nineteenth century. This work is based on extensive research into nineteenth century law as well as the practices of several large and small firms, including Dupont, Rand-McNally, and law book publishers, that employed people who created patented and copyrighted works. It argues that the rise of corporate intellectual property necessitates development of an alternative non-property regime to acknowledge and reward innovation by employees.

Charles S. Sydnor Professor of Public Policy, Economics, and Political Science, Sanford Institute, Duke University

Full title: All the News Thats Fit to Sell: How the Market Transforms Information into News

Wesley Cohen, a professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, discusses survey-based evidence on the effectiveness of patents in protecting inventions, the use of patents across industries, a national study on the importance of patents for innovation, and the impact of patenting on research and development incentives in U.S. manufacturing.

Recorded on November 14, 2003.

Series: Information Ecology Lecture Series.

Appearing: Arti Rai (Duke University School of Law), host/introductions ; Wesley Cohen (Duke University Fuqua School of Business), speaker.

The Information Ecology Lecture series presents Professor William W. Fisher III, author of the book: Promises to Keep: Technology, Law and the Future of Entertainment ; introduction by Prof. James Boyle.

Recorded November 21, 2003 at Duke University School of Law.

Recorded on November 10, 2003.

Information Ecology Lecture Series.

Appearing: Introduction by Professor James Boyle ; Speaker: Marc Rotenberg.

The Information Ecology Lecture series presents Professor James Boyle.

Recorded on September 19, 2003.

Information Ecology Lecture Series.