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What Was IP Law Like in the 90s? | School of LawThe RecordBoston University Masterplate

When the battles around Napster and file-sharing heated up around the late 90s, it prompted some tech wizards to think seriously about intellectual property law. That’s what set Professor Jef Pearlman on the road that eventually brought him to Boston University, where he is now a clinical professor and Executive Direc…

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When the battles around Napster and file-sharing heated up around the late 90s, it prompted some tech wizards to think seriously about intellectual property law. That’s what set Professor Jef Pearlman on the road that eventually brought him to Boston University, where he is now a clinical professor and Executive Direc…
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What Was IP Law Like in the 90s? | School of LawThe RecordBoston University Masterplate When the battles around Napster and file-sharing heated up around the late 90s, it prompted some tech wizards to think seriously about intellectual property law. That’s what set Professor Jef Pearlman on the road that e... Read the full IIPLA blog post: https://iipla.org/blog/what-was-ip-law-like-in-the-90s-school-of-lawthe-recordboston-university-masterplate

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