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Susan Scafidi is an American legal scholar and professor specializing in intellectual property and cultural heritage law. She is the founder of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham University School of Law and a leading authority on the intersection of law, culture, and fashion.
Known for: Who Owns Culture?: Appropriation and Authenticity in American Law
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Who Owns Culture?: Appropriation and Authenticity in American Law
This book explores the legal and cultural debates surrounding cultural appropriation, authenticity, and ownership in the United States. Susan Scafidi examines how American law addresses the protection of cultural expressions, from fashion and folklore to art and music, and questions who has the right to control cultural symbols and traditions. The work bridges law, anthropology, and cultural studies to illuminate the complexities of identity and creativity in a multicultural society.
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Historical Background: The Roots of Cultural Property and Intellectual Law in the United States
To understand how America arrived at its current view of cultural ownership, we must first trace the history of property itself. American law inherited from Europe a fundamentally individualistic conception of creation—rooted in Enlightenment ideas that prized originality and personal genius. When c...
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Legal Foundations: Copyright, Trademark, and Patent in Cultural Context
Our trip through the legal landscape begins with the core framework of American intellectual property: copyright, trademark, and patent law. Each of these systems serves a different purpose. Copyright protects expression, trademark guards identity and reputation, and patent defends innovation. Yet e...
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About Susan Scafidi
Susan Scafidi is an American legal scholar and professor specializing in intellectual property and cultural heritage law. She is the founder of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham University School of Law and a leading authority on the intersection of law, culture, and fashion.
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