James Boyle Discusses Information and Access in the Modern Age.

New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg says that consumers and innovation are the big losers in the patent wars. "Patents have become a toll gate on the road of innovation," he says.

Associated Press photographer Mannie Garcia took the photo of Barack Obama that would later become the basis for Shepard Fairey's iconic "Hope" poster. Now the AP and Fairey are fighting over whether that poster constitutes copyright infringement. Garcia joins Fresh Air to discuss the dispute.

Law professor Greg Lastowka talks with Fresh Air about the intellectual-property law involved in the dispute between the Associated Press and artist Shepard Fairey.