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Christopher Sprigman

Christopher Sprigman is the Class of 1963 Research Professor at the University of Virginia School of Law.

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The Dangerously Secret Court

We are assured the secret FISA court is keeping a close eye on government surveillance, but the truth of what it has done and justified is terrifying. Law professors Christopher Sprigman and Jennifer Granick argue that the court must go.

Jennifer Granick

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Copycats

Why Ripoffs Aren’t All Bad

<p></p> <p>Is it theft, or an integral part of innovation? In their <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195399781/thedaibea-20/" target="_blank">new book</a>, authors Kal Raustiala and Christopher Sprigman examine the wider benefits of outright copying—in a restaurant.<br> </p>

Christopher Sprigman

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