15 research outputs found
Does Patent Strategy Shape the Long-Run Supply of Public Knowledge? Evidence from Human Genetics
Take My Gag, Please!Joke Theft and Copyright in Stand-up Comedy
Modern comedians are very protective of their material, and those comedians that gain a reputation for using others' gags are liable to find themselves shunned both socially and professionally. Although comedians in the United Kingdom have threatened each other with legal action for joke theft, perhaps the most notable recent case being Jimmy Carr threatening Jim Davison in 2004, there is no precedent of such an incident going to trial in the United Kingdom and very few cases in the United States. Moreover, there is no consensus amongst scholars regarding whether jokes are protected by the law. In this article I will attempt to clarify the situation. Drawing on the work of A. D. Madison, Y. Mikhaylova and D. Oliar and C. Sprigman, I will elucidate the extent to which jokes are covered by existing legislation in the United Kingdom and the United States, whether common defenses against accusations of joke theft are liable to hold up in court and what comedians can do to prevent such infringement
The Regressing Progress Clause: Rethinking Constitutional Indifference to Harmful Content in Copyright
Protecting Aesthetic Innovations? An Exploration of the Use of Registered Community Designs
Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth? Geographic Concentration, Social Norms, and Knowledge Transfer
A “Ray of Hope” for European Stem Cell Patents or “Out of the Smog into the Fog”? An Analysis of Recent European Case Law and How it Compares to the US
Sanctioning in the wild: rational calculus and retributive instincts in gourmet cuisine
We test the impact of social norms with an experimental design on knoweldge trasnfer in gourmet cuisine in Italy