NYU School of Law

The Colloquium on Innovation Policy focuses each year on a different aspect of the law’s role in promoting creativity and invention. Topics have included open source and collaborative production, the history and economics of the intellectual property industries, the intersection between intellectual property and antitrust law, and international innovation policy. In 2013, we will examine the use of criminal law to sanction unauthorized use of knowledge products. Starting with questions about what property interests should be protected by the criminal law, we will go on to study longstanding information crimes, such as insider trading and wire fraud, and then study newer crimes, including trademark counterfeiting, copyright piracy (including downloading), economic espionage of trade secrets, and computer hacking. We will consider the impact of criminalization on innovation, employee mobility, access to medicines, and developing economies. The Colloquium has two components. In one, leading thinkers are invited to present recent work. In the other, we read background materials relevant to each speaker's presentation. The Colloquium also provides each student with the opportunity to write and present an independent research paper. 2 New York CLE Credits are available in the area of Professional Practice for each colloquium you attend.

 

Spring 2013 Schedule of Presenters