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Michael Oher, Mike Tyson and the question of whether you own your life story

  • Written by Jorge L. Contreras, James T. Jensen Endowed Professor for Transactional Law and Director, Program on Intellectual Property and Technology Law, University of Utah
Michael Oher, Mike Tyson and the question of whether you own your life storyMichael Oher and his family celebrate his selection by the Baltimore Ravens at the 2009 NFL Draft. Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

What if you overcame a serious illness to go on to win an Olympic medal? Could a writer or filmmaker decide to tell your inspiring story without consulting you? Or do you “own” that story and control how it...

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  2. Trans students benefit from gender-inclusive classrooms, research shows – and so do the other students and science itself
  3. How to get federal disaster aid: FEMA is running out of money, but these strategies can help survivors of Hurricane Idalia and the Maui fires get aid faster
  4. Peruvian writers tell of a future rooted in the past and contemporary societal issues
  5. Special counsels, like the one leading the Justice Department's investigation of Hunter Biden, are intended to be independent − but they aren't entirely
  6. RICO is often used to target the mob and cartels − but Trump and his associates aren't the first outside those worlds to face charges
  7. Medicare starts a long road to cutting prices for drugs, starting with 10 costing it $50.5 billion annually – a health policy analyst explains why negotiations are promising but will take years
  8. Many people think cannabis smoke is harmless − a physician explains how that belief can put people at risk
  9. The federal government turns to local communities to help refugees settle into the US, but community-based programs bring both possibilities and challenges
  10. Governors may make good presidents − unless they become 'imperial governors' like DeSantis

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