Beck Lecture: “Changing Views of Copyright Theory: One Scholar’s Evolution” by Professor Wendy J. Gordon

Renowned for her application of philosophy and economics to copyright and related common-law areas and for her work on fair use, Professor Gordon has published on four continents, received numerous honors and grants and speaks to audiences all over the world. Her scholarship has been cited in three opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court. She has been a Fulbright scholar, a visiting senior research fellow at Oxford’s St. John’s College, a resident at the Rockefeller Foundation retreat in Bellagio, a visiting fellow at Oxford’s Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, and the recipient of a New Jersey Governor’s Fellowship in the Humanities. She has also served two terms as the chair of the AALS Section on Intellectual Property. The Philip S. Beck Professorship was established through the generosity of Philip S. Beck (J.D. ‘76). For more information or to RSVP, please contact: Esdaile Alumni Center 617-353-3118 lawrsvp@bu.edu