Private Law Theory

“In this episode, Cathay YN Smith, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Montana Blewett School of Law, discusses her new article ‘Weaponizing Copyright’. Smith begins by explaining that ‘weaponizing’ copyright is using it for non-copyright ends. In theory, copyright is supposed to be about ensuring that copyright owners reap the economic value of the works they own. But sometimes, copyright owners use their copyright to accomplish non-economic goals …” (podcast)

[Ipse Dixit, season 1, episode 700, 31 March]

First posted 2021-04-01 12:00:14