In the 21st century, we are all creators and users of content. We take original photos with our smartphones, generate blog posts, digital videos, and podcasts. Some of us write books and articles. And nearly everyone contributes content to social media.

Given all of the information and content we generate and use, it’s really important for us to understand the principles of copyright and fair use, principles that have an early American past.

Kyle Courtney, a lawyer, librarian, and Copyright Advisor for Harvard University, will serve as our guide through the early American origins of copyright and fair use.

Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/227

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• Nora Slonimsky, “The Public Figure Exception(s): Finding Fair Use in the Vastness of Early American IP”

Complementary Episodes

• Episode 062: Carol Berkin, The Bill of Rights
• Episode 107: Mary Sarah Bilder, Madison’s Hand
• Episode 143: Michael Klarman, The Making of the United States Constitution
• Episode 179: George Van Cleve, Governance During the Critical Period
• Episode 207: Nick Bunker, Young Benjamin Franklin

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