: This article focuses on cultural studies and how they apply to the politics of intellectual properties (IP). The principal objectives of the article are to explore how intellectual property considerations encroach on the lives of cultural studies scholars, draw attention to new research in the field of IP, discuss the contributions of cultural studies to public discourse about IP and help create an interdisciplinary gathering of research on the subject. The reporting on music and movie file-sharing by mainstream journalists has helped move the issue of intellectual property into the public awareness.