Erickson, K and Wei, L (2015) Intellectual property enclosure and economic discourse in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Media, Culture & Society, 37 (3). pp. 409-421. ISSN 0163-4437
Abstract
Special legislation associated with mega sporting events has enabled new forms of cultural enclosure, effectively commoditising aspects of cultural expression that previously remained in the public domain. In this article, the authors examine the tension between economic and political justifications for hosting the Olympics and the intellectual property enclosures that are imposed upon host nations. These enclosures extend beyond what is traditionally protected under trade mark law, to include ‘generic’ terms. Enabling market competitors to freely use generic, descriptive language is a core doctrine of trade mark law, seeking to balance monopoly IP rights with free market competition. The authors evaluate the impact of special legislative enclosures on the public interest, and argue that collective access to expression should be more carefully considered in political and economic calculations of the value of the Olympics.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Erickson, K. and Lingling W. Intellectual property enclosure and economic discourse in the 2012 London Olympic Games, Media Culture & Society, Vol 37(3) pp. 409-421. Copyright © 2015 The Authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. |
Keywords: | discourse, IP, enclosure, Olympics, public domain, trade mark |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Performance, Visual Arts and Communications (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2018 13:28 |
Last Modified: | 28 Mar 2018 13:28 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Sage Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0163443714567022 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:123907 |