Yesterday I wrote about a new book that we have in the Library called Intellectual Property: Principles Governing Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and Judgments in Transnational Disputes. Then later I read an opinion piece written by Elizabeth Wurtzel published in the Wall Street Journal.

What she had to say resonated with me as it relates directly to some of the material in the book. For instance, she says the following: “The one thing the United States exports with serious success is our popular culture. We have conquered the world not with our weaponry, but with our music and movies. If these industries suffer, so does our economy.” She is warning us that we must maintain control of our intellectual property, as it is a large part of our gross domestic product.

Check out the book I spoke about yesterday to find out more about these intellectual property issues.