The Constitution grants Congress the power to promote the progress of science and the useful arts through the intellectual property clause. Scholars and the courts understand “progress” to mean an increase in the creation and dissemination of copyrighted works and patented inventions It is...

Copyright laws aim to protect intangible interests in the use of literary and artistic works to provide creators with an incentive to produce. The law rationalizes that by granting exclusive “property” rights in creative works, authors will be encouraged to produce works for the ultimate...

Two separate and distinct movements have colonized research in the field of intellectual property. Law and economics has deepened our understanding of the justification for granting monopoly rights over intellectual property. In recent years, economic theories have been used to support the...