Title

Creative Copyright: Tailoring Intellectual Property Policies and Business Strategies for Creative Content Industries in the Digital Age

Authors

Bhamati Viswanathan, University of PennsylvaniaFollow

Document Type

Dissertation

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

My dissertation explores intellectual property rights in three fields: fashion, music and education. I examine the varying degrees of IP rights in those fields, and ask whether the differing levels of rights are appropriate to keep these industries creative, innovative and robust. I further examine the salient characteristics of those rights and ask whether such an understanding might help to determine optimal levels of IP protection in other creative industries.

Keywords

Intellectual property law and policy, copyright, patent, trademark, universities, research, digital technology, design, infringement, copying, licenses, royalties, content industries, business models, disruptive innovation

Publication Citation

548 pages in length.

Repository Citation

Viswanathan, Bhamati, "Creative Copyright: Tailoring Intellectual Property Policies and Business Strategies for Creative Content Industries in the Digital Age" (2015). SJD Dissertations. 1.
https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/sjd_dissertations/1