Copyright & Access to Knowledge: Rights/Rhetoric, Openness/Opacity, Future/Fears
Mary Wong, Professor of Law at Franklin Pierce Law Center
Prof. Mary Wong of Franklin Pierce Law Center joined Berkman Center guests, fellows, and staff to discuss the growing discourse around such topics as "the commons," "free culture," and "open content." Prof. Wong addressed the extent to which these terms are rhetoric or signals of change; how "openness" can be stunted by lack of clarity in copyright standards; and what the future may hold in light of technological advancements.
About Mary
Mary Wong is a law professor at Pierce Law. Her areas of specialization are Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Internet Law. Before coming to Pierce Law, she was an Associate Professor of Law in the School of Business at the Singapore Management University (SMU). Prior to her appointment at SMU, Professor Wong was a tenured Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore (NUS), during which time she also taught in summer law programs at the University of Victoria in Canada and for the University of Santa Clara in Singapore. Between 1998 and 2003, Professor Wong was concurrently Special Counsel to Morrison & Foerster LLP, associated with its Technology Transactions Group and resident primarily in its New York office, with specific assignments to its Brussels and Singapore offices.
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