The Intellectual Property, Information & Communications Law Program at Michigan State University College of Law will host a conference on “creative upstarts” Nov. 9-10, 2012. The conference will consider
how law and policy can nurture diverse creative industries”Creative Upstarts”in the U.S. and abroad. Creative Upstarts encompass a range of commercial enterprises from independent artists and producers in developed countries to emerging content industries such as Nigerias Nollywood, Jamaican dancehall, Brazilian tecnobrega music, and Chinese digital publishing. Their interests have been overlooked in recent debates on intellectual property and information policy. This conference seeks to remedy that gap.
The full call for papers is here. Abstracts are due Aug. 17, 2012. The Michigan State International Law Review will publish a symposium issue comprising selected, internationally-focused conference papers.
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