Freedom of Expression: Resistance & Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property (2007) ($5)

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In 1998, university professor Kembrew McLeod (Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa) made headlines when he successfully trademarked the phrase "freedom of expression" to call attention to the extremes of intellectual property law. But in the years since, as fewer and fewer corporations have come to dominate the media landscape, copyright law has only become more restrictive.

In this provocative film, McLeod continues his fight against the corporate chokehold on creative expression, translating the abstractions of copyright law into an engaging story about corporate power and the power of art.

Freedom of Expression is an essential tool for educators, activists, filmmakers, students, artists, librarians, and more.

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