News Archive
2004/07
- Prof. Fisher on the History of Intellectual Property
- Over the course of American history, the law of intellectual property has gradually become fragmented into industry-specific subfields. Until now, this trend has been largely inadvertent and uncoordinated. Should it be applauded and pursued deliberately or resisted? [Wed, 21 Jul 2004]
- Boston Globe Op-Ed: Professor Guinier on Access to Higher Education
- In a Boston Globe op-ed, Professor Lani Guinier writes: "Today higher education is defaulting on its egalitarian and its public-minded role. Too many universities use their admissions criteria to consolidate privilege rather than expand opportunity. Meanwhile, as tuition and costs skyrocket, higher education becomes less accessible to the poor and even the middle class; students work and still graduate with crushing debts." [Fri, 09 Jul 2004]
- Professor Minow Opens Textbooks for Children with Disabilities
- Even if a child cannot hold a textbook or see the words on its pages, the law says she must still have access to the same education as her classmates. The good news, says Professor Martha Minow, is that once a book has been digitized, the technology exists to open up the curriculum to children with a wide range of disabilities. The challenge, she says, is that "every opening up of the text leads to a copyright violation." [Thu, 08 Jul 2004]
- Wall St. Journal Op-Ed: Professor Tribe on the Supreme Court and Rights of Detainees
- In the July 1, Wall Street Journal, Professor Laurence Tribe writes: "With luck, the world's understanding of America will be shaped as well by what our Supreme Court, in three landmark decisions rendered this Monday, declared about the rights of those whom U.S. military authorities detain -- whether at Abu Ghraib, in Guantanamo or in a naval brig in South Carolina." [Thu, 01 Jul 2004]