I had the opportunity to discuss the importance of statutory damages in the Copyright Act on the first panel at a meeting convened by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The webcast of the panel can be found here (scroll down to the 7th video).
I recently published a piece on the website of the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) about the need to support innovation in the health care industry and the efforts of some to roll back U.S. law and let foreign countries have a free ride at our expense. You can find it here and I hope you find it worthwhile.
A few months ago, a friend drew my attention to an article in Foreign Affairs in which the authors argued that IP theft in China is promoting economic growth and innovation, and that the United States had done the same thing. I have heard this type of apologist argument many times before and I decided, with the prodding and assistance of friends, to write a response. To my great surprise and appreciation, the editors at Foreign Affairs selected my response for publication. They edited it down and gave the authors of the original piece the opportunity to have the last word, but I am grateful that I had the opportunity to air my views as well.
The response is now online, but is available in its entirety only to subscribers of Foreign Affairs (as is their right): http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/139990/steven-tepp-kal-raustiala-and-christopher-sprigman/how-to-copy-right
By our agreement, I am also authorized to post my response here, which I do (including the rebuttal of the authors of the original piece) here: How to Copy Right
I hope you find it worth your time. My special thanks to Gina and Brian for your prodding, support, and guidance.
The Federalist Society and the George Mason Law School’s Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property co-hosted a “teleforum” (that is, a panel discussion by phone) on copyright enforcement in the digital age. They were kind enough to invite me to be one of the panelists. It was done live, but they recorded it and posted the session as a podcast.
You can hear it here. Enjoy!
My name is Steve Tepp and I am the President & CEO (and founder) of Sentinel Worldwide. Welcome to my website.
