The Invention of Authenticity

Abstract

Christopher Sprigman, Murray and Kathleen Bring Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy at NYU Law will deliver the annual David L. Lange Lecture in Intellectual Property Law. The title of the lecture is The Invention of Authenticity. Professor Sprigman will investigate the role that arguments about authenticity play in our culture, and the role of law in determining the predicates of authenticity for a wide array of cultural products. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean