"Recent surveys suggest that Americans have lost respect for copyright laws and believe they are free to use the original work of others without proper credit or payment. But teenagers who illegally download music or who cut and paste term-paper material from Web sites are not the worst copyright cheats. Corporations routinely flout copyright laws when they claim ownership of works that are free for everyone to use. These false claims undermine free speech, weaken copyright protections, and fuel cavalier attitudes toward intellectual property."

Read the Legal Times Op-Ed in its entirety. (PDF)

Listen to Professor Mazzone's interview on Minnesota Public Radio.