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Sarah Rajec @sarahrajec.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Our recently-published article in the Yale Journal of Law & Technology is here: yjolt.org/patenting-ta...

Patenting the Taboo: Sex, Drugs, and Abortion | Yale Journal of Law & Technology

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Sarah Rajec @sarahrajec.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Looking for a listen that's about patents, but also pleasure and legality and changing social norms? @andrewgilden.bsky.social and I spoke to @kimkrawiec.bsky.social about "Patenting the Taboo: Sex, Drugs, and Abortion," on her excellent Taboo Trades podcast. www.buzzsprout.com/1227113/epis...

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Taboo Patents with Andrew Gilden & Sarah Rajec - Taboo Trades

My guests today are Andrew Gilden, Southwestern Law School, and Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec, William & Mary Law School. They join me today to discuss their recent paper, Patenting the Taboo: Sex, Dru...

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andrewgilden.bsky.social @andrewgilden.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Final version of my article, Pleasure & Pain in Intellectual Property, now published in William & Mary Law Review! wmlawreview.org/pleasure-pai...

Intellectual property produces pleasure. IP laws incentivize investment in popular culture, helping to ensure the viability of
entertainment industries and the steady production of our favorite shows, cherished brands, and beloved celebrities. Across IP-heavy industries, creators cite the joy of writing, composing, coding, and experimenting as a motivation for countless hours in the office, studio, or lab. Nonetheless, in a broad range of settings, and across several areas of IP, courts have responded with hostility to personal accounts of pleasure in IP disputes. When a defendant admits to

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andrewgilden.bsky.social @andrewgilden.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Time to set up the Gay Church for Sex-Positive Parents of Gender Fluid Kids #scotus

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andrewgilden.bsky.social @andrewgilden.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

New paper: Pleasure & Pain in Intellectual Property, forthcoming in William & Mary Law Review 🥳 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Elizabeth Nolan Brown @enbrown.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

States are moving in the wrong direction on prostitution laws reason.com/2025/03/26/t... 12 states are mulling harsher penalties for trying to pay for sex Many of the proposals would raise it from a misdemeanor to a felony. Some would make those convicted register as sex offenders.

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States are moving in the wrong direction on prostitution laws

The arc of history is weird: Here we are, over 50 years after whatever it was that people call the sexual revolution, long past the anti-porn crusade of

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

A new bill by OK's Dusty Deevers criminalizes drag in public, with mandatory prison time. The bill, SB550, uses "harmful to minors" designation — the same language being used to ban adult sites via age-verification. SB550 has passed out of committee and headed for a full Senate vote.

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Oklahoma bill barring drag performances harmful to minors advances out of committee • Oklahoma Voice

State senators on Tuesday greenlighted a controversial bill that could make Oklahoma the latest state to attempt to ban children from watching drag and cabaret performances deemed harmful to minors.

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andrewgilden.bsky.social @andrewgilden.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Last night I dipped into queer twitter to see reactions to the (incredible) Grammys--the outpouring of joy drowned out the national politics for the first time in awhile. Was a reminder of the shared joy that platform has provided, and the potential for resilience in the face of Mr. Tesla.

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andrewgilden.bsky.social @andrewgilden.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Honored to kick off Rutgers Year of the Arts today with my talk "How IP Law Shapes Popular Culture and the Creative Process." I will be discussing my research on pleasure in the IP system and the importance of diverse pleasure narratives in pop culture. Joy is power! go.rutgers.edu/izuorre9

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Andrew Gilden to Present “How IP Law Shapes Popular Culture and the Creative Process” on Feb. 3 – Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29/01/2025

This is my favorite picture of Stonewall. They knew they were getting arrested just for being LGBTQ+. Yet... they're still here, standing outside of the boarded up Stonewall Inn, smiling as the world was at a fever pitch of hatred against them. I think about it a lot in moments like this.

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andrewgilden.bsky.social @andrewgilden.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

A reminder that we have a ~20 yo circuit split on whether “obscene device” laws are constitutional.

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andrewgilden.bsky.social @andrewgilden.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Excited to share my new article with @sarahrajec.bsky.social: Patenting the Taboo: Sex, Drugs, and Abortion, forthcoming in Yale Journal of Law & Technology. Feedback welcome! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

“A personal injury law firm is actively courting plaintiffs in Kansas, using the state’s age-verification law to dangle the prospect of large financial judgments from adult companies. The firm is employing church networks to reach potential plaintiffs.” www.freespeechcoalition.com/blog/attorne...

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Attorneys in Kansas Seeking Plaintiffs to Sue Adult Companies — Free Speech Coalition

A personal injury law firm is actively courting potential plaintiffs in Kansas, using the state’s age-verification law to dangle the prospect of large financial judgments from adult companies. The fir...

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