Why Innovation And Hoarding Intellectual Property Don't Mix

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Intellectual Property Laws Harming, Not
Helping, Innovation

Intellectual Property Laws Harming, Not
Helping, Innovation 12/11/2003 03:54 AM
It looks like more and more people are starting to catch on to the fact that all of these battles over intellectual property have nothing to do with "free stuff" or "stealing" but about trying to reform a system that is holding back innovation - despite the fact that it's very charter is to promote innovation. Current intellectual property law is being abused to create artificial monopolies. Instead of promoting innovation, it's being used to protect business models and block out market competition. That's not healthy. While those trying to abuse the obsolete system always seem to claim they're trying to help the everyday worker keep his or her job, the evidence suggests otherwise. Just follow the money and see where it ends up. There are some great quotes in the article from copyright lawyer Howard Knopf, who points out that middlemen always try to increase intellectual property protection because it lets them continue to make money off of others. He points out that they they "always speak in the name of the creators but frequently don't act in their interests." The second point is that most people who fight for stronger intellectual property protection aren't those pushing for more innovation, but those who are afraid of more innovation. They're Luddites, who fear how new technology can obliterate their current way of making money - and he can cite examples going back 300 years of Luddites making the same sorts of arguments that the copyright cartel is making today. The writer believes that a good part of what's holding our economy back are these obsolete intellectual property regulations that are making it more difficult for us to innovate and fuel the economy. He suggests that it, alone, is the most important issue facing the technology industry today.

WHO announces the membership of the
Commission on Intellectual Property
Rights, Innovation and Public Health (

WHO announces the membership of the
Commission on Intellectual Property
Rights, Innovation and Public Health ( 02/16/2004 09:19 AM
Federale Overhelds Dienst Feb 16 2004 1:22PM GMT

Property, Intellectual Property and Free
Riding

Property, Intellectual Property and Free
Riding 09/10/2004 09:33 AM
My cattle grazing grounds are not my idea and vice versa. But thanks to laws I can "own" the idea as if the idea was a cow ; link goes to a interesting university-level paper [PDF]. The author makes some interesting analysis and points attention to the fact that current intellectual property laws can go against well established economic theories at the expense of free market competition theory, technical innovations and society-as-a-whole best interest.

Recommended to people with economic theory experience , but also to everyday public-goods-privatization opposers as the paper isn't (intentionally) way too technical.

The End of Intellectual Property?

The End of Intellectual Property? 01/05/2005 06:40 PM
Slate Magazine Jan 5 2005 9:42PM GMT

How to Get a Job in Intellectual
Property Law

How to Get a Job in Intellectual
Property Law 03/24/2005 11:24 PM
Patently Obvious: Patent Law Blog Mar 25 2005 1:32AM GMT

What is intellectual property?

What is intellectual property? 04/25/2004 09:59 PM
Xinhua News Agency Apr 26 2004 1:43AM GMT

IT and intellectual property

IT and intellectual property 02/19/2004 03:31 PM
CNET Feb 19 2004 8:06PM GMT

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property 07/28/2004 02:45 PM
The Nation - Thailand Jul 28 2004 5:30PM GMT

A new threat to intellectual property

A new threat to intellectual property 06/17/2005 04:26 PM
Newsday Jun 17 2005 5:42AM GMT

IPR - Intellectual Property Rights

IPR - Intellectual Property Rights 02/10/2004 05:10 AM
EurActiv.com Feb 10 2004 8:35AM GMT

In Short... Intellectual Property

In Short... Intellectual Property 12/17/2003 06:04 PM
Mondaq Dec 17 2003 5:01PM ET

Protect intellectual property, says AIG

Protect intellectual property, says AIG 03/22/2005 03:23 PM
ninemsn Mar 20 2005 10:59PM GMT

An Atlas of Intellectual Property

An Atlas of Intellectual Property 06/07/2004 06:01 AM
It's producers versus pirates versus consumers, from Silicon Valley to Shanghai. A special Infoporn from Wired magazine on the global battle between liberty and control.

Intellectual property focus of FTA

Intellectual property focus of FTA 02/12/2004 04:50 PM
Bangkok Post Feb 12 2004 7:36PM GMT

Intellectual Property industries?

Intellectual Property industries? 04/09/2004 04:03 PM
This Department of Justice press release announcing the creation of an Intellectual Property Task Force is an amazing example of the extremist rhetoric that has come to dominate discussion of digital content protection.  Yes, those who create digital goods are entitled to compensation, and violating intellectual property rights, like speeding, is against the law.  But the way this issue is being cast as a challenge to our way of life is just excessive and counter-productive. 

My favorite is the statement that "Intellectual property industries play a significant role in the American economy."  What exactly is an "intellectual property industry?" More to the point, what isn't?  I doubt Wal-Mart would be very successful if others could copy its name in misleading ways, or could reprint its newspaper ads with higher prices. 

Of course, that's not what the press release is talking about.  The term is intended to redefine industries built around creative acts (like the music business) as industries based on exclusive formalizations of past creativity.  Larry Lessig and others have said this better than I can, but the point remains important.  Countless small rhetorical shifts have brought us to a point where the discourse around intellectual property is wildly foreign to our professed values.  Are our heros the pioneers who charted new territory... or the land speculators who came later?

World intellectual property day

World intellectual property day 04/26/2004 07:43 AM
MTnet Apr 26 2004 11:55AM GMT

Intellectual Property Office now under
DTI

Intellectual Property Office now under
DTI 09/23/2004 09:37 PM
Philippine Daily Inquirer Sep 24 2004 0:43AM GMT

Seminar on intellectual property at UBD

Seminar on intellectual property at UBD 04/16/2005 09:45 PM
Borneo Bulletin Apr 17 2005 12:40AM GMT

Intellectual Property Enforcement

Intellectual Property Enforcement 06/05/2005 11:43 PM
Mondaq Jun 5 2005 4:53PM GMT

Intellectual Property Update

Intellectual Property Update 11/02/2003 10:56 PM
Mondaq Nov 2 2003 10:08PM ET

Dali on intellectual property

Dali on intellectual property 05/05/2004 07:05 AM

Salvador Dalí

Ideas are made to be copied. I have enough ideas to sell them on. I prefer that they are stolen so that i don't have to actually use them myself.

I wish Dalí has said, "works" or "art" instead of "ideas", but this still rocks.

via danah

Intellectual Property Links

Intellectual Property Links 09/13/2004 07:27 AM
Intellectual Property Links Compiled by European Patent Attorney Ralph Beier
http://www.ip-links.de/

Intellectual Propert links covering Intellectual Property Offices, Intellectual Property Organizations, Database Providers, Official Registers and Databases, Official Gazettes, Official Examination Guidelines and Publications, Classifications Courts, Legal Regulations and Case Law Databases. This will be added to Legal Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide.

GAA defends its intellectual property

GAA defends its intellectual property 09/12/2004 12:06 AM
Sunday Business Post Sep 12 2004 4:29AM GMT

New developments in intellectual
property

New developments in intellectual
property 06/24/2005 09:01 PM
Cordis Jun 24 2005 10:16PM GMT

Intellectual property disputes

Intellectual property disputes 04/10/2005 09:23 PM
Japan Times Apr 11 2005 12:19AM GMT

Intellectual property under spotlight

Intellectual property under spotlight 12/11/2003 02:19 PM
China Daily Dec 11 2003 1:36PM ET

IRS to eye intellectual property gifts

IRS to eye intellectual property gifts 12/22/2003 07:40 PM
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer Dec 22 2003 5:44PM ET

IRS to Eye Intellectual Property Gifts

IRS to Eye Intellectual Property Gifts 12/22/2003 05:24 PM
AP via Newsday Dec 22 2003 4:51PM ET

Hands Off Intellectual Property

Hands Off Intellectual Property 01/28/2004 09:15 AM
Attempts to shield America's intellectual property from foreign competition will backfire, much like plans to prop up the domestic shipping industry did in the 1970s. A commentary by Thomas Goetz from Wired magazine.

Israel will be on US intellectual
property blacklist as of May 1

Israel will be on US intellectual
property blacklist as of May 1 04/15/2004 02:21 PM
Israel Business Arena Apr 15 2004 6:52PM GMT

Bluetooth against Bush and intellectual
property

Bluetooth against Bush and intellectual
property 04/13/2004 12:46 AM

Smart Mobs

Bluetooth against Bush and intellectual property

Bluetooth Against Bush, a political organizing tool, received a cease and desist order from the Bluetooth SIG for t rademark reasons.

You better watch out Robert!

Intellectual Property Rights and
Counterfeiting

Intellectual Property Rights and
Counterfeiting 06/05/2005 11:43 PM
World Customs Organization Jun 5 2005 2:18AM GMT

Intellectual property conference planned

Intellectual property conference planned 03/17/2005 03:46 AM
bizjournals.com Mar 16 2005 12:49PM GMT

Microsoft to license some intellectual
property

Microsoft to license some intellectual
property 12/02/2003 10:17 PM
CNET Dec 2 2003 6:16PM ET

US keeps Russia on GSP despite
intellectual property concerns

US keeps Russia on GSP despite
intellectual property concerns 07/09/2004 06:25 PM
PRIME-TASS Jul 9 2004 10:56PM GMT

Intellectual property meeting in Jordan

Intellectual property meeting in Jordan 05/28/2004 08:10 PM
Times Of Oman May 28 2004 10:31PM GMT

The subversion of copyright and
intellectual property

The subversion of copyright and
intellectual property 05/30/2004 10:19 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer May 30 2004 2:14PM GMT

Intellectual property dispute with US
still unresolved

Intellectual property dispute with US
still unresolved 07/12/2004 07:27 AM
Israel Business Arena Jul 12 2004 11:46AM GMT

Intellectual Property: The thoughts that
count

Intellectual Property: The thoughts that
count 02/18/2004 10:37 PM
BRW Feb 19 2004 2:08AM GMT
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