Clark D. Asay is the Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs and Terry Crapo Professor of Law at Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School. His research and teaching interests focus on intellectual property law, technology, and innovation.
When the framers made provision for copyright law in the U.S. Constitution, they probably didn’t envision a system that favors the wealthy. Yet today, that’s what we’ve got. High litigation costs and slow-moving courts have turned copyright enforcement into a luxury good. Unless you’re sitting on a pile of cash, your rights are often fool’s gold.