This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Perspective

May 13, 2014

Infinite frustration with Wallace biopic

The estate of David Foster Wallace recently released a statement opposing the movie "The End of the Tour." By Robert Spoo


By Robert Spoo


Owners of intellectual property are proverbially vigilant about their rights. This should come as no surprise in a culture where the length and breadth of copyrights and other IP interests have grown dramatically and can be monetized as never before. IP owners are fierce when they learn about planned unauthorized uses, but they can be positively wrathful when they have no immediate ability to prevent them.


This is the frustration faced by...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up