Fei Xu

Academic Year: 
2009-10
Direction: 
To Yale
Exchange Partners: 
Fudan University
Research Interest: 
Copyright Protection In Cyberspace

Fei s research focuses on the development of digital technology and the protection of public interest and intellectual rights. Her research addresses questions such as how we can balance the interests of copyright owners and the interest of the public in the internet age ? How can a copyright owner prove the exact amount of damages or unlawful income of the infringer? How do judges decide indemnity for online infringements? When the copyright protection of music and films conflict with the development of new technology, how can we balance the rights of music and movie pictures copyright owners, and that of the new technology innovators and the new media users? What is the future of the internet, and what is the future of the entertainment industry and new technology industry?