Freedom of Expression®: Resistance and Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property
- ISBN-10
- 0816650314
- ISBN-13
- 9780816650316
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 379
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- U of Minnesota Press
- Author
- Kembrew McLeod
Description
In 1998 the author, a professional prankster, trademarked the phrase "freedom of expression" to show how the expression of ideas was being restricted. Now he uses intellectual property law as the focal point to show how economic concerns are seriously eroding creativity and free speech.
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