Cite as: Pescod, Dan, “The ‘Right to Read’ – Why a WIPO Treaty for Print Disabled People?” KEStudies, Vol. 3 (2009). The “Right to Read” – Why a WIPO Treaty for Print Disabled People? Dan Pescod April 2009 In November 2008 at the World Intellectual Property Organization Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, the … Read more

Cite as: “A Conversation with Eloan Pinheiro,” KEStudies Vol. 2 (2008). A Conversation with Eloan Pinheiro July 2008 Dr. Eloan Pinheiro has played an important role in expanding access to treatments for AIDS. After beginning her career as a research chemist for a multinational pharmaceutical company, she later became the Executive Director of Fundacão Oswaldo … Read more

Cite as: Shaw, Aaron, “The Problem with the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (and what to do about it),” KEStudies, Vol. 2 (2008). The Problem with the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (and what to do about it) Aaron Shaw April 2008 In mid-February 2008, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a request for public … Read more

Cite as: “Life, The Internet, and Everything,” KEStudies Vol. 2 (2008). Life, the Internet and Everything: An Interview with Bruce Sterling Bruce Sterling is a prolific and versatile visionary, writer and polemicist. Twice a winner of the prestigious Hugo Award for Science Fiction, and the inspiration for the Dead Media Project, the Viridian Design Movement … Read more

Cite as: Geist, Michael, “The Sound and the Fury of the USTR Special 301 Report,” KEStudies, Vol. 1 (2007). The Sound and the Fury of the USTR Special 301 Report Michael Geist July 2007 The United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) Special 301 report has become a staple on the spring calendar. Toward the end of … Read more

July 2007 The following is an interview with James Boyle, the William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law and co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke Law School. Professor Boyle is a prolific and influential writer of scholarly and popular articles about intellectual property policy, including his 1997 article, “A … Read more