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 (F,G,K)

In the Media:

• "Apple Trademarks Design of Its Retail Stores" (Reuters, 01/29/2013)
• "'Aaron's law,' Congressional Investigation in Wake of Swartz Suicide" (Ars Technica, 01/16/2013)
• "The Knockoff Economy: How Imitation Sparks Innovation" (Foreign Affairs, 01/01/2013)
• "Did Jobs Steal?" (Korea Times, 12/03/2012)
• "Can Restoration Hardware Legally Knock Off The Navy Chair?" (Co-Author) (Slate, 11/26/2012)
• "Roswell Painter Fights Alleged Copyright Infringement" (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 11/18/2012)
• "The Knockoff Economy: How Copying Benefits Everyone" (Boing Boing, 10/23/2012)
• "The Knockoff Economy: How Copying Benefits Everyone" (Video) (Reason TV, 10/22/2012)
• "Inspiration Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery" (The New York Times, 10/19/2012)
• "Senator Wants to Bring Copyright Law to the Runway" (Ars Technica, 10/16/2012)
• "The Knockoff Economy: How Imitation Sparks Innovation" (The Volokh Conspiracy, 10/15/2012)
• "Photographer Sues Sculptor Ivan Navarro and Paul Kasmin Gallery, Alleging Copyright Infringement" (GalleristNY, 10/11/2012)
• "Football, Fashion & Steve Jobs: Innovation Without IP Protection " (Bloomberg Law, 09/25/2012)
• "Welcome to the Knockoff Economy" (Author) (Psychology Today, 09/20/2012)
• "Copying Your Competition: Good For The Economy, Experts Say" (ABC News, 09/12/2012)
• "Must You Pay To Use Photos Of Public Domain Artwords? No, Says A Legal Expert" (The Huffington Post, 09/12/2012)
• "Copying Your Competition Is Good For The Economy, Experts Say" (ABC News Radio, 09/12/2012)
• "Don't Downplay The Importance Of Tweakers In Innovation; Excerpt From 'The Knockoff Economy'" (TechDirt, 09/11/2012)
• "Knockoff Economy: The Impact Of Patents On Innovation" (Technology Academics Policy, 09/11/2012)
• "The Knockoff Economy: How Copying Hurts — And Helps — Fashion" (Time, 09/10/2012)
• "What Apple and Red-Soled Shoes Have In Common: Using Design to Block Competition" (Wired, 09/10/2012)
• "Why Knockoffs Are Good For The Fashion Industry" (NPR, 09/10/2012)
• "Christopher Sprigman Virtually Speaking With Jay Ackroyd" (BlogTalkRadio, 09/08/2012)
• "In ‘The Knockoff Economy,’ The Upside to Ripping Off Others’ Ideas" (The Daily Beast, 09/08/2012)
• "Innovation Can Be The Plunder of Piracy, If You Copy Right" (Fast Company, 09/07/2012)
• "Apple Vs. Samsung: Is Copying Theft or Innovation?" (Los Angeles Times, 09/04/2012)
• "Apple And Samsung As Imitators: Or Why Copying Can Be Good" (Forbes, 09/02/2012)
• "How Technology Makes Patents Irrelevant: An IP Lawyer Discusses Apple v. Samsung" (Motherboard, 08/29/2012)
• "Apple Vs. Samsung" (The Brian Lehrer Show/WNYC, 08/28/2012)
• "Apple Vs. Samsung Verdict Could Change Smartphone Landscape" (Marketplace, 08/27/2012)
• "Copyright Vs. Creativity" (Inc., 08/24/2012)
• "Here's How Apple's Epic Patent Case Against Samsung Will Finally End" (Business Insider, 08/18/2012)
• "Knockoff Fashion, Trend Setting, And The Creative Economy" (Oxford University Press Blog, 08/17/2012)
• "Some Industries Thrive in Absence of Patent, Copyright Protection"" (WINA, 08/07/2012)
• "Standup Comedy and the Rise of an Informal Intellectual Property Regime" (Bloomberg BNA, 06/26/2012)
• "Bar Fight: Cuervo and Maker's Mark Duke It Out Over Red Wax" (Bloomberg Law, 05/24/2012)
• "'John Carter' Author's Estate Sues Over 'Pornographic' Comic Book Knockoffs" (The Hollywood Reporter, 02/22/2012)
• "Me Tarzan. You ... Trademark Infringer?" (Thomson Reuters, 02/21/2012)
• "Is Megaupload 'A Lot Less Guilty Than You Think?'" (Ars Technica, 02/16/2012)
• "Megaboned? Long Odds Against Legal Success, Say Law Profs" (Ars Technica, 01/24/2012)