I argue that when a natural monopoly exists, the natural monopoly holder - whether an accused monopolist under antitrust law, or a copyright or patent owner under intellectual property law - should be subject only to a liability rule of compulsory licensing, no more and no less. While the...

This article, written for the inaugural volume of the University of Cincinnati Intellectual Property and Computer Law Journal, explores the disconnect between contemporary United States intellectual property law and the often quite different consensus views of disinterested expert opinion....

In the past two decades, copyright protection throughout the world has been greatly expanded to respond to challenges posed by new communications technologies and copyrightable subject matters. As protection has increased, the growing power of copyright owners has also led to market abuses that...