Cite as: Geist, Michael, “The Sound and the Fury of the USTR Special 301 Report,” KEStudies, Vol. 1 (2007). The Sound and the Fury of the USTR Special 301 Report Michael Geist July 2007 The United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) Special 301 report has become a staple on the spring calendar. Toward the end of ... Read more

July 2007 The following is an interview with James Boyle, the William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law and co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke Law School. Professor Boyle is a prolific and influential writer of scholarly and popular articles about intellectual property policy, including his 1997 article, “A ... Read more

Cite as: Shaw, Aaron, “The Problem with the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (and what to do about it),” KEStudies, Vol. 2 (2008). The Problem with the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (and what to do about it) Aaron Shaw April 2008 In mid-February 2008, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a request for public ... Read more

Cite as: “Life, The Internet, and Everything,” KEStudies Vol. 2 (2008). Life, the Internet and Everything: An Interview with Bruce Sterling Bruce Sterling is a prolific and versatile visionary, writer and polemicist. Twice a winner of the prestigious Hugo Award for Science Fiction, and the inspiration for the Dead Media Project, the Viridian Design Movement ... Read more

Cite as: “A Conversation with Eloan Pinheiro,” KEStudies Vol. 2 (2008). A Conversation with Eloan Pinheiro July 2008 Dr. Eloan Pinheiro has played an important role in expanding access to treatments for AIDS. After beginning her career as a research chemist for a multinational pharmaceutical company, she later became the Executive Director of Fundacão Oswaldo ... Read more

Cite as: Pescod, Dan, “The ‘Right to Read’ – Why a WIPO Treaty for Print Disabled People?” KEStudies, Vol. 3 (2009). The “Right to Read” – Why a WIPO Treaty for Print Disabled People?Dan PescodApril 2009 In November 2008 at the World Intellectual Property Organization Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, the World Blind ... Read more