Intellectual property 101

The Constitution grants Congress the power "[t]o promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries."

However, figuring out how Congress actually does this can be confusing.

Copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, fair use?

What do they all mean?

Today's episode of So to Speak is all about simplifying intellectual property law for you -- and explaining why free speech advocates should care about it. We are joined by FIRE Program Officer Adam Goldstein, who helps us break it all down.

A video of this interview can be found on FIRE's YouTube channel.

Podcast transcript.

Adam's recommended additional reading:

• The Pre-History of Fair Use by Matthew Sag
• 'The Wind Done Gone' on Trial (transcript)
• 'Exploring the Bounds of Fair Use: Graham v. Prince' by Ayesha Syed

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