Siva Vaidhyanathan Siva Vaidhyanathan, a cultural historian and media scholar, is the author of Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How It Threatens Creativity. He is currently working on a book about Napster and the ways we regulate our information ecosystem. He has written for many periodicals, including The Dallas Morning News, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Chronicle of Higher Education, msnbc.com, The New York Times Magazine, Salon.com, and The Nation. After five years as a professional journalist, Vaidhyanathan earned a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. He has taught at the University of Texas, Wesleyan University, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Culture and Communication at New York University.