Trevor Reed

Dr. Trevor Reed is a Professor of Law in the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, where he teaches courses in Property, Intellectual Property, and Federal Indian Law. Dr. Reed’s research broadly explores the social impacts of intellectual property law on individuals and their communities.  His current scholarship focuses on the linkages between creative production and Native American sovereignty.  His recent publications include Fair Use as Cultural Appropriation (California Law Review), Restorative Justice for Indigenous Culture (UCLA Law Review), Indigenous Dignity and the Right to be Forgotten (BYU Law review), and Creative Sovereignties (Journal of the Copyright Society). Forthcoming writings include Fabricating Indigeneity, The Intangible NAGPRA, and Sovereign Aesthetics, a new edited volume (with Jessica Bissett-Perea).  Dr. Reed is currently advancing community-partnered projects to assist Indigenous peoples as they protect and promote their cultural heritage, traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions, and other intellectual properties by strategically drawing on tribal, federal, and international law.  Prior to joining the faculty at ASU, Reed taught in Columbia University's Core Curriculum and worked for Columbia's Copyright Advisory Office on the development of intellectual property rights automation.