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"Lateef Mtima is a Professor of Law at the Howard University School of Law. After graduating with honors from Amherst College, Professor Mtima received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School, where he was the co-founder and later editor-in-chief of the Harvard BlackLetter Journal." Visit Professor Mtima's website.Show Contents1:07 - Defining social justice in an IP context.7:54 - Distinguishing between social justice and predatory practice11:45 - How the conversation about race factors into the IPSJ discussion.18:17 - The "Blurred Lines" case.24:30 -  Was copyright a highly democratic statement at U.S. founding?30:56 - But patent was  a different story.34:05 - Cotton gin and further patent discussion.36:46 - How can IPSJ be made accessible to laymen?43:30 - Anti IP and the corporatist message.47:49 - On trademarking offensive terms.58:35 - Are contemporary politics, policy, caselaw moving toward IPSJ?01:04:58 - Anti IP and progressive views.01:10:28 - Idea/Expression dichotomy discussion.

"Lateef Mtima is a Professor of Law at the Howard University School of Law. After graduating with honors from Amherst College, Professor Mtima received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School, where he was the co-founder and later editor-in-chief of the Harvard BlackLetter Journal." <a href="http://law.howard.edu/faculty-staff/lateef-mtima" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visit Professor Mtima's website.</a>Show Contents<ul><li>1:07 - Defining social justice in an IP context.</li><li>7:54 - Distinguishing between social justice and predatory practice</li><li>11:45 - How the conversation about race factors into the IPSJ discussion.</li><li>18:17 - The "Blurred Lines" case.</li><li>24:30 -  Was copyright a highly democratic statement at U.S. founding?</li><li>30:56 - But patent was  a different story.</li><li>34:05 - Cotton gin and further patent discussion.</li><li>36:46 - How can IPSJ be made accessible to laymen?</li><li>43:30 - Anti IP and the corporatist message.</li><li>47:49 - On trademarking offensive terms.</li><li>58:35 - Are contemporary politics, policy, caselaw moving toward IPSJ?</li><li>01:04:58 - Anti IP and progressive views.</li><li>01:10:28 - Idea/Expression dichotomy discussion.</li></ul>

Intellectual Property & Social Justice with Professor Lateef Mtima

Lateef Mtima is a Professor of Law at the Howard University School of Law. After graduating with honors from Amherst College, Professor Mtima received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School, where he was the co-founder and later editor-in-chief of the Harvard BlackLetter Journal. He is admitted to the New York and Pennsylvania bars and has practiced intellectual property, bankruptcy, and commercial law, including a decade in private practice with the international law firm of Coudert Brothers. Currently a member of the Advisory Council for the United States Court of Federal Claims, Professor Mtima has held the post of Distinguished Libra Visiting Scholar in Residence at the University of Maine School of Law, is a past President of the Giles S. Rich Inn of Court for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and was a member of the founding Editorial Board for the American Bar Association intellectual property periodical Landslide. Professor Mtima is the Founder and Director of the Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice, an accredited Non-governmental Organization Member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). In this episode, we discussed  How intellectual property laws and policies can affect social justice outcomes. The FCC's net neutrality rules and what's at stake for diverse content producers if the DC Circuit Court of Appeals strikes the rules down. The state of play of the law regarding how the NCAA compensates student athletes.  Resources Howard University's Intellectual Property Law Program Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice  Intellectual Property, Entrepreneurship and Social Justice by Lateef Mtima (2015)  Diversity in Intellectual Property, Edited by Irene Calboli and Srividhya Ragavan (2015)

Lateef Mtima is a Professor of Law at the Howard University School of Law. After graduating with honors from Amherst College, Professor Mtima received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School, where he was the co-founder and later editor-in-chief of the Harvard BlackLetter Journal. He is admitted to the New York and Pennsylvania bars and has practiced intellectual property, bankruptcy, and commercial law, including a decade in private practice with the international law firm of Coudert Brothers. Currently a member of the Advisory Council for the United States Court of Federal Claims, Professor Mtima has held the post of Distinguished Libra Visiting Scholar in Residence at the University of Maine School of Law, is a past President of the Giles S. Rich Inn of Court for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and was a member of the founding Editorial Board for the American Bar Association intellectual property periodical Landslide. Professor Mtima is the Founder and Director of the Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice, an accredited Non-governmental Organization Member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). In this episode, we discussed <ul> <li>How intellectual property laws and policies can affect social justice outcomes.</li> <li>The FCC's net neutrality rules and what's at stake for diverse content producers if the DC Circuit Court of Appeals strikes the rules down.</li> <li>The state of play of the law regarding how the NCAA compensates student athletes.</li> </ul> Resources <a href="http://www.law.howard.edu/36" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Howard University's Intellectual Property Law Program</a> <a href="http://www.iipsj.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Intellectual-Property-Entrepreneurship-Social-Justice/dp/1783470240" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Intellectual Property, Entrepreneurship and Social Justice</a> by Lateef Mtima (2015) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Diversity-Intellectual-Property-Identities-Intersections/dp/1107065526/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1458008785&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=diversity+in+intellectual+property" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Diversity in Intellectual Property</a>, Edited by Irene Calboli and Srividhya Ragavan (2015)