Mark Blankenship on the "Aesthetic Nondiscrimination" Doctrine

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In this episode, Mark Edward Blankenship, Jr., Assistant Professor of Law at St. Thomas University College of Law, discusses his article "Reconsidering the 'Aesthetic Nondiscrimination' Doctrine in American Copyright Law," which is published in the Berkeley Journal of Entertainment and Sports Law. Blankenship begins by describing the origin of copyright's so-called "aesthetic nondiscrimination" doctrine. He explains how scholars have characterized its purpose of problems. And he analyzes the doctrine in light of discrimination law.This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye and on Bluesky at @brianlfrye.bsky.social. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.