Asst. Prof. of Mass Media at Illinois State, formerly UQ and UC Davis, author of Copyrighting God (Cambridge UP) / Keywords: media, tech, law, religion (he/him)
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There is still time to register to join us in Sheffield on 8 - 9 June for the conference 'Planting seeds for the future of intellectual property law – A conference in honour of Margaret Llewelyn.' Programme now available! sheffield.ac.uk/law/research…
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Mark Twain died #onthisday in 1910. The best known of his books is Huckleberry Finn, not so well known is Jap Herron which, according to a woman named Emily Grant Hutchings, he dictated from beyond the grave via a ouija board... buff.ly/2XW7S9q#OTD
Excited to be directing the 1st annual Foxtail Film Festival to be held at the historic Normal Theater this April! If you know of any student filmmakers interested in a friendly, inclusive venue for their work, send them our way! news.illinoisstate.edu/2022/…
I’ve been riveted and repulsed by the Alex Jones defamation trial, and @Popehat gets at one of the reasons why. Trying to figure out if and how I might address this trial (and the Dominion cases) in my defamation unit this semester…
Re-posting: Call for abstracts, Law and Magic, volume 2
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We have three abstracts now, so we're moving along! DM me if you have questions or ideas!
A right-wing think tank is now a church in the eyes of the IRS. It’s part of a growing movement of activist groups that are seeking church status.
And it’s all perfectly legal. Here’s how 👇
JOB OPPORTUNITIES: 3 Research Fellow positions in the Digital Cultures and Societies Hub, at the University of Queensland. Closing date: 1 July. See: uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/pt-…
Andrew Ventimiglia, from Illinois State University presenting his #PASSIM2022 paper “Figures of Mind: Spiritual Innovation and Military Influence in the Patenting of Neurofeedback Devices” @andrewvent
Thank you everyone who participated in our two workshops, "Patents as Capital" and "Patents in the Service of War and Peace". Great papers, fantastic discussions and a whole lot of fun! And don't forget, you can revisit much of it on our blog! #PASSIM2022blog.liu.se/passim/
Highly recommended reading from Mario Biagioli and Alain Pottage on the dark side of transparency. Relevant to those in science communication, STS, legal studies - lareviewofbooks.org/article/…
University of Queensland is hiring 4(!) IP Research Fellows for 2.5 to 3 year positions focused on IP and the bioeconomy. This is similar to the postdoc that I did so happy to field questions for those that are interested! uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-…
I worked for Seymour at First Run Features before I went back to grad school. He was truly invested in supporting independent filmmaking and will be missed by so many. variety.com/2022/film/news/s…