JIPEL Vol. 15 – No. 1
You may view and download a PDF of the complete issue here. Our Fall 2025 Issue—Volume 15, Number 1—examines how intellectual property doctrine is straining (and adapting) across a set of…
De Minimis Copying: An Empirical Study
Jessica Silbey* & Samantha Zyontz** Download a PDF version of this article here. In the internet age, the copyright de minimis defense has increased in relevance as copyright lawsuits (and…
The Cost of Music: Has Digitization Made Copyright Obsolete?
Sean A. Pager* & Eric Priest** Download a PDF version of this article here. Commentators have repeatedly claimed that digital technologies render producers and recording engineers effectively obsolete. Supposedly, any…
Reasonable Intelligence: How Should Platforms Be Held Accountable For AI-Assisted Copyright Infringement?
Ben Anderson * Download a PDF version of this article here. AI platforms present a challenge for our current doctrines of secondary copyright infringement. Currently, AI platforms’ degree of exposure…
From Amchem to AI: Overcoming Certification in Generative AI Copyright Class Actions
Cindy L. Chang* Download a PDF version of this article here. Rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence have fueled a wave of copyright class action litigation by authors, artists, and…
The Horrors of Copyright Law: An Analysis of Character Copyright Issues & Iconic Horror Villains
Alexa Browning Download a PDF version of this article here. Character copyrightability is a complex and nuanced legal issue that the courts have wrestled with for decades. Due to this,…
JIPEL Vol. 12 – No. 3 (Symposium Issue)
This year’s Special Issue — Volume 12, Issue 3 — compiles the proceedings of the 2023 Symposium, and includes original works of scholarship from several participants in the event: You…
I Want My NFT!: How an NFT Creative Commons Parallel Would Promote NFT Viability and Decrease Transaction Costs in NFT Sales
Molly Marias* Download a PDF version of this article here. Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) have ushered in a novel era of creative expression and ownership, but with their introduction comes an…
Right to Research and Copyright Law: From Photocopying to Shadow Libraries
M P Ram Mohan* & Aditya Gupta** Download a PDF version of this article here. Academic research and publishing are facing a crisis. The importance of access to academic literature…
JIPEL Vol. 11 – No. 3
Our Spring 2022 Issue—Volume 11, Issue 3—considers intellectual property debates happening across the world. We begin in India, where a pending copyright case threatens access to academic literature. Authors M…