Phone: (434) 924-3219

E-mail: oliar@virginia.edu

Subject Area(s): Intellectual property, law and economics, property theory, cyberlaw

All Courses: Intellectual Property: A Survey of Patent, Copyright, Trademark, Intellectual Property: Copyright, Introduction to Law and Economics, Intellectual Property Law Policy (seminar), Advanced Issues in IP Policy (short course), Seminar in Ethical Values

Current Course(s): Law And Economics Colloquium (Yr), Seminar In Ethical Values (Yr), Law And Economics Colloquium (Yr), Seminar In Ethical Values (Yr), Current Issues In Intellectual Property Law (Sc), Copyright Law

In the Media:

• "Standup Comedy and the Rise of an Informal Intellectual Property Regime" (Bloomberg BNA, 06/26/2012)
• "Comedians Stand Up to Joke Thieves Without Lawyers" (Bloomberg Law, 01/10/2012)
• Discussing Comedy and Copyright (with Chris Sprigman) ("Q", Canadian Broadcasting Network, 04/21/2010)
• "Take My Joke, Please" (National Public Radio, 04/09/2010)
• "Fighting Over Punch Lines" (University of Virginia Magazine, 08/01/2009)
• "The Law of Comedy" (WVTF, 12/31/2008)
• "That Ain't Right!": Comics rely on social norms to punish and deter the theft of jokes. Are there lessons here? (with Chris Sprigman) (IP Law and Business - 2008 Almanac, 12/01/2008)