[Podcast] NPR's On the Media; Take my Joke, Please:
"The writers of Saturday Night Live were accused of joke plagiarism last month by sketch comedy writer Tim Heidecker. Whether or not Heidecker’s right, he can’t sue: like fashion, comedy is a world where copyright law barely applies. Comedians don't copyright their jokes; instead, they rely on an informal system of intellectual property enforcement. Chris Sprigman and Dotan Oliar, two law professors, decided to study how that system works."
http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2010/10/08/06
Showing posts with label informal system of IP enforcement for comedians' jokes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label informal system of IP enforcement for comedians' jokes. Show all posts
Saturday, October 9, 2010
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