Prof. Bruce Boyden

Professor Bruce Boyden teaches and writes in the areas of copyright, Internet law, privacy, legal history, and civil procedure. His scholarship focuses on the ways in which law adapts to turbulence caused by sudden changes in the technological, social, or economic landscape. Recent articles includeGames and Other Uncopyrightable Systems, 18 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 439 (2011), and Constitutional Safety Valve: The Privileges or Immunities Clause and Status Regimes in a Federalist System, 62 Ala. L. Rev. 111 (2011).

Prior to joining the faculty at Marquette, Professor Boyden was a visiting professor at Washington & Lee University School of Law and at Michigan State University College of Law. Before that, he was in private practice for several years with the law firm Proskauer Rose LLP, where his practice focused on copyright, digital rights management, privacy, and Internet law. Professor Boyden is a graduate of Yale Law School, where he served as Notes Editor of the Yale Law Journal and as an Editor of the Yale Journal of Law & Feminism. He received his M.A. in history from Northwestern University and his B.A.,summa cum laude, from the University of Arkansas in history and philosophy. His current research focuses on the interaction between copyright and changing technology.

• Yale Law School, J.D. 1997
• Northwestern University, M.A. 1993
• University of Arkansas, B.A. 1991