Phone: (434) 924-6331

E-mail: sprigman@virginia.edu

Subject Area(s): Antitrust law, Copyright, Intellectual property, Internet, Patent law, Telecommunications, Trademark law

All Courses: Intellectual Property: Copyright, Antitrust and Intellectual Property, Democratic Constitutionalism: A Comparative Perspective

Current Course(s): Torts (C,K), Copyright Law, Trademark Law

In the Media:

• "Megaboned? Long Odds Against Legal Success, Say Law Profs" (Ars Technica, 01/24/2012)
• "A Good Week and Bad Week for Free Speech" (Author) (The Chronicle of Higher Education, 01/20/2012)
• "How Much Do Music and Movie Piracy Really Hurt the U.S. Economy?" (Co-Author) (Freakonomics, 01/12/2012)
• "Comedians Stand Up to Joke Thieves Without Lawyers" (Bloomberg Law, 01/10/2012)
• "SOPA: Washington Vs. The Web" (The Huffington Post, 12/15/2011)
• "Why Is There a Rule Against Poetry Critics Quoting Poetry?" (with Kal Raustiala) (Freakonomics.com, 09/13/2011)
• "Sprint Sues to Block AT&T's T-Mobile Takeover" (The Wall Street Journal, 09/06/2011)
• "Hillary for president" (author) (Chicago Tribune, 08/05/2011)
• "The Spoilsmen: How Congress Corrupted Patent Reform" (Huffington Post, 08/04/2011)
• "Design Piracy Debate Continues" (California Apparel News, 07/25/2011)
• "Fashion Industry Testifies In Favor of Design Copyright Protections (Again)" (The Washington Post, 07/18/2011)
• "Fashion Fights Design Piracy" (The Daily Beast, 07/15/2011)
• "Some Designers Say Their Work Deserves Copyright Protection; Others Say It Would Harm the Industry (ABA Journal, 07/01/2011)
• "Sprint's Hesse Pushes to Stop T-Mobile/AT&T Deal" (Bloomberg News, 06/28/2011)
• "Why Super-Injunctions Don't Happen in US" (BBC, 05/10/2011)
• “What the Google Books Battle Really Means” (Author) (Freakonomics, 04/18/2011)
• "What Can the Jeff Koons Lawsuit Teach Us About Copyright Law? A Guest Post" (New York Times, 02/17/2011)
• "First Do No Harm" (Slate, 02/11/2011)
• "The Creative Cocktail: A Guest Post" (The New York Times, 12/23/2010)
• "Geeks and Tweaks: What Computer Programming Contests Can Teach Us About Innovation" (New York Times, 11/15/2010)
• "Why That Hoodie Your Son Wears Isn’t Trademarked" (NPR, 11/04/2010)
• "'Tweakers' and 'Pioneers' in the World of Innovation" (New York Times, 11/03/2010)
• "The Legality of Buying Knockoffs" (New York Times, 10/28/2010)
• "Trade Deal 'Threatens Net Freedom' " (Al Jazeera, 10/28/2010)
• "Scholars Say International Property Accord Needs Senate Approval" (Wired, 10/28/2010)
• "When It’s Illegal to Photograph Artwork" (New York Times, 09/21/2010)
• "Copyright and Football: A Guest Post" (New York Times, 09/17/2010)
• "Law on Fashion Knockoffs Not Needed Say Experts" (Reuters, 09/13/2010)
• "Copyrighting Fashion: Who Gains?" (New York Times, 08/30/2010)
• "Why Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Fashion" (New York Times, 08/13/2010)
• "Schumer Bill Seeks to Protect Fashion Design" (New York Times, 08/05/2010)
• "Who Owns the Korean Taco" (New York Times, 07/02/2010)
• "Copyrighting Porn: A Guest Post" (The New York Times, 05/05/2010)
• Discussing Comedy and Copyright (with Dotan Oliar) ("Q", Canadian Broadcasting Network, 04/21/2010)
• "Take My Joke, Please" (National Public Radio, 04/09/2010)
• "The Vigilantes of Comedy: A Guest Post" (The New York Times, 03/30/2010)
• "Should Fashion be Protected by Copyright Laws? A Guest Post" (The New York Times, 03/12/2010)
• "Behind the Scenes of Oscar Fashion" (The New York Times, 03/03/2010)
• "The Fight Over Who Sets Prices at the Online Mall" (New York Times, 02/07/2010)
• "FTC Questions Buys by Carilion" (The Roanoke Times, 07/28/2009)