Quotes from Intellectual Property Class

As many people from Section B last year remember, I am the scribe, and I take down quotes that people say in class. This mostly refers to professors, but sometimes a student will say something that's worth noting. Here are the quotes I have from Intellectual Property Survey this fall with Professor Matthew Sag:

"I was going to do patent law first, because I thought that would be fun, but I was told that that would not be fun for anyone." - Sag

"You add man, plus labor, plus nature, and you get property! It’s kind of like magic." - Sag

"[Darwin] was survived by his wife and, I believe, a parrot." - Sag

"I think most of us can see that dead people are not very responsive to incentives." - Sag

"But I don't think you can leave [your termination rights] to your poodle." - Sag

"One of the perks of being a Supreme Court justice is that you get to make up facts." - Sag

"It’s not like I go consult a unicorn today to see whether a use is infringing." – Sag

"I mean, ‘The Lion King’ really is ‘Hamlet,’ when you think about it." – Sag

"Microsoft did pretty much what they always do when someone else does something cool – they copied it." - Sag

"Anyway, you’ll have to take my word for it; this is completely famous." – Sag

"There are no two sides to this case, this is simply ludicrous." - Sag

"Number one, you can’t kill Scarlett…and that kills all the fun." – Sag

"There were no homosexuals in the Civil War era, apparently." – Sag

"This subject was so much more fun to teach a few years ago. You all have been beaten down by the man." – Sag

"They couldn’t have lost this case in a more spectacular fashion." - Sag

"Somebody has besmirched the honor of the colonel." - Prof. Mark Schultz (guest lecture)

"It’s not because I enjoy being mean – that’s just a side benefit." - Sag