đ [Post of The Day] How Did a Self-Taught Linguist Come to Own an Indigenous Language? She is particularly interested in the ways in which American law âmakes certain things into property that shouldnât be seen as property,â and during the past few years she has focussed on the somewhat surreal legal status of the Penobscot language. âPeople say, âHey, you canât own a language!â â she told me recently. âAnd itâs, like, âWell, yeah, actually you can, through the misadventures of I.P. and copyright.â â
Web Excursions 2021-04-15
Web Excursions 2021-04-15
Web Excursions 2021-04-15
đ [Post of The Day] How Did a Self-Taught Linguist Come to Own an Indigenous Language? She is particularly interested in the ways in which American law âmakes certain things into property that shouldnât be seen as property,â and during the past few years she has focussed on the somewhat surreal legal status of the Penobscot language. âPeople say, âHey, you canât own a language!â â she told me recently. âAnd itâs, like, âWell, yeah, actually you can, through the misadventures of I.P. and copyright.â â