Freedom of Expression Resistance Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property (2007)

In 1998 university professor Kembrew McLeod Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa trademarked the phrase freedom of expression a startling comment on the way that intellectual property law restricts creativity and expression of ideas This provocative and amusing documentary explores the battles being waged in courts classrooms museums film studios and the Internet over control of our cultural commons Based on McLeods awardwinning book of the same title Freedom of Expression charts the many successful attempts to push back this assault by overzealous copyright holders Freedom of Expression is an essential tool for educators activists filmmakers students artists librarians and more