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Kembrew McLeod

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Kembrew McLeod is an American journalist, artist, activist, and professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa.

He is best known as a performance artist or "media prankster" who filed an application in 1997 to register the phrase "Freedom of Expression" as a trademark in the United States. This phrase was the name of his zine/artist book series, and on January 6, 1998 McLeod was granted registration no. 2127381 in Class 16 (for "booklets in the field of creative writing").

McLeod received his PhD from University of Massachusetts-Amherst, an MA from the University of Virginia, and a BS from James Madison University.

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Best known work

Copyright Criminals

Copyright Criminals

2009
Freedom of Expression: Resistance & Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property

Freedom of Expression: Resistance & Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property

2007
Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music

Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music

2001

Filmography

  1. 2009

    Copyright Criminals

    Director, Writer, Producer, Executive Producer

  2. 2007

  3. 2001

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