Free Culture and Property Rights

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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.

IPR - Intellectual Property Rights

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

"property rights of surfing"

"property rights of surfing" 08/10/2004 02:30 PM

Surfing property rights

Surfing property rights 08/10/2004 02:05 PM
Great blog entry about the rules regarding surfers' "property rights" of ocean waves and how the surfing community enforces them.

How do surfers enforce their wave rights? For the most part, they rely on the gentle arts of social suasion. Surfers bobbing in the line-up make up a community of sorts, one often strengthened by the presence of locals who know and look out for each other. Getting the stink-eye for dropping in on somebody else’s wave stings badly enough. Sanctions against repeat offenders may escalate to sharp words or, in extraordinary cases, to physical violence. When someone dropped in on me recently, for instance, I first forebore the offense, then took alarm at his unsafe proximity and verbally warned him to back-off. Finally, when that proved unavailing, I put my hand on the punk’s chest, shoved him off his board, and finished out my ride.

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The Hill's property rights showdown

The Hill's property rights showdown 06/22/2004 09:09 AM
With the DMCA under attack from all quarters, Congressman Rick Boucher says it's time to rethink the controversial law.

11,173 Violate Intellectual Property
Rights

11,173 Violate Intellectual Property
Rights 06/28/2004 04:52 AM
Hankooki Jun 28 2004 8:58AM GMT

Intellectual property rights safeguarded

Intellectual property rights safeguarded 11/18/2003 12:43 PM
China Daily Nov 18 2003 10:11AM ET

Seminar on intellectual property rights

Seminar on intellectual property rights 09/16/2004 07:46 AM
Assam Tribune Sep 16 2004 10:48AM GMT

Cambridge in row over intellectual
property rights

Cambridge in row over intellectual
property rights 05/10/2004 11:30 AM
Guardian Unlimited May 10 2004 3:51PM GMT

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

china: Serious problems on intellectual
property rights

china: Serious problems on intellectual
property rights 04/26/2004 07:03 PM
Monday Morning Apr 26 2004 10:12PM GMT

'Knowledge of intellectual property
rights crucial'

'Knowledge of intellectual property
rights crucial' 07/17/2004 09:36 PM
The Hindu Jul 17 2004 11:44PM GMT

The Trust and Distrust of Intellectual
Property Rights

The Trust and Distrust of Intellectual
Property Rights 09/22/2004 06:37 AM
The Trust and Distrust of Intellectual Property Rights by Peter K. YU
http: //papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=578563

Abstract By Author:

Abstract:
In the past, intellectual property issues were considered complex, obscure, and highly technical; they were only of interest and concern to intellectual property attorneys, legal scholars, technology developers, and rightsholders. Thanks to the Internet and new communications technologies, however, intellectual property has now begun to play a more significant role in society.

In December 2003, the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was held in Geneva. While the conference affirmed the importance of intellectual property rights and free access to information and knowledge, the resulting Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action fail to address issues concerning the recent expansion of intellectual property rights. Being vague and abstract, the documents also fail to provide concrete actions as to how the international community can improve the international intellectual property regime.

This book chapter examines the international intellectual property regime as it relates to the development of an inclusive global information society. Part I provides an overview of the various intellectual property rights and justifications for protecting these rights. Part II explores the increased distrust of the intellectual property system, especially among less developed countries, human rights advocates, development specialists, and those on the unfortunate side of the digital divide. Part III delineates five prerequisites for the development of a fair, balanced, and robust international intellectual property regime: (1) thorough understanding, (2) balanced debate, (3) effective dialogue, (4) fair regime, and (5) global solidarity. Part IV concludes by critically examining the intellectual property-related portions of the WSIS Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action.

Intellectual Property Rights seminar
ends

Intellectual Property Rights seminar
ends 04/28/2004 06:07 AM
BruDirect Apr 28 2004 9:51AM GMT

Intellectual property rights breaches
resolved

Intellectual property rights breaches
resolved 03/30/2005 01:51 AM
Xinhua News Agency Mar 30 2005 3:42AM GMT

What happens when you give gamers
intelectual property rights?

What happens when you give gamers
intelectual property rights? 12/04/2003 07:15 AM
James Grimmelmann has penned a bloody brilliant essay about the issues raised by allowing (or not allowing) players to hold an intellectual property right to objects they create in games. Inspired by the Second Life announcement at last month's State of Play conference, Grimmelmann presents and synthesizes the positions of a variety of the world's leading thinkers on IP, game economics, and playability, and comes up with more questions than answers. There's fodder for a dozen sf novels here -- and just when I thought that stories about VR worlds where anything can happen (and hence nothing is interesting) were narratively dead in the water...

# Castronova cares about the game society, but not so much about the platform. He's thinking about these in-game values as things that we ought to encourage, perhaps by giving appropriate economic incentives to game owners. It's okay with him if the owners keep their game platforms locked down. As long as some owners give their players a rule-set that preserves in-game freedom, fairness, and community, it's all good.

# Benkler is more or less the opposite. He'd love to see some games ripped open at the level of the platform -- developed by distributed groups and run without a single centralized owner-god-wizard. In his writings on the regulation of communications infrastructure and media concentration, Benkler has consistently emphasized the view that avoiding such concentrations of power at the infrastructure level is the most important act -- from it, everything good flows.

# The agoraXchange people want both the platform and the game world to be open. Now, the question above tugs at apotential tension between these two forms of openness. When push absolutely comes to shove, the agoraXchange team will assert control at the platform layer if their core values are threatened in the game universe; otherwise, they walk the walk and quack the quack of freedom at every level.

# Bartle really doesn't care about either form of freedom. My caricature of him lives in what might be caricatured as the "game designer" paradigm: I want to be free to create whatever strange and twisted world I want. If players like it, they'll join and stay; if they don't like it, they'll go somewhere. Now, Bartle is a great designer, and as with the other great designers, his writings involve an exquisite level of sympathy for (and understanding of) players. But his is basically a "game"-centric view: if you build it, they will play. There aren't political questions here, except potentially if stupid lawyers come barging in and start treating games as something other than games.

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Gates Up To Old Tricks Over Intellectual
Property Rights

Gates Up To Old Tricks Over Intellectual
Property Rights 03/17/2005 03:46 AM
osOpinion Mar 15 2005 11:51PM GMT

EU Wants China To Act Tough On
Intellectual Property Rights

EU Wants China To Act Tough On
Intellectual Property Rights 11/16/2003 09:37 PM
Financial Express Nov 16 2003 8:16PM ET

Chang'an's new model with intellectual
property rights

Chang'an's new model with intellectual
property rights 09/18/2004 05:27 AM
Peoples Daily Online Sep 18 2004 8:41AM GMT

Competition Policy & Intellectual
Property Rights

Competition Policy & Intellectual
Property Rights 12/21/2003 08:21 PM
Financial Express Dec 21 2003 7:35PM ET

BTG sues Amazon over intellectual
property rights

BTG sues Amazon over intellectual
property rights 09/16/2004 08:38 PM
Infomatics Sep 17 2004 0:37AM GMT

Intellectual Property rights necessary
for international integration

Intellectual Property rights necessary
for international integration 09/14/2004 01:01 PM
VOVNews Sep 14 2004 3:20PM GMT

IPI Provides Access to Loans on
Intellectual Property Rights

IPI Provides Access to Loans on
Intellectual Property Rights 12/15/2003 06:58 PM
dBusinessNews.com Dec 15 2003 5:28PM ET

Website on intellectual property rights
launched

Website on intellectual property rights
launched 02/10/2004 07:58 PM
Xinhuanet Feb 11 2004 0:34AM GMT

Intellectual property rights information
day, Italy

Intellectual property rights information
day, Italy 04/14/2004 01:21 PM
Cordis Apr 14 2004 5:21PM GMT

Intellectual property rights promote
piracy

Intellectual property rights promote
piracy 07/13/2004 08:35 PM
East African Standard Jul 14 2004 0:28AM GMT

US Ambassador comments on protection of
intellectual property rights

US Ambassador comments on protection of
intellectual property rights 09/21/2004 06:39 AM
Pravda Sep 21 2004 11:31AM GMT

Govt taking steps for intellectual
property rights

Govt taking steps for intellectual
property rights 03/25/2005 09:20 AM
Hi Pakistan Mar 25 2005 1:39PM GMT

Intellectual property rights — US,
trade sanctions and IPRs

Intellectual property rights — US,
trade sanctions and IPRs 06/14/2004 07:23 PM
The Hindu Business Line Jun 14 2004 10:19PM GMT

China toughens stance on intellectual
property rights

China toughens stance on intellectual
property rights 12/22/2004 01:25 AM
China Post Dec 22 2004 2:28AM GMT

China's website on intellectual property
rights opens

China's website on intellectual property
rights opens 02/10/2004 01:16 PM
Xinhuanet Feb 10 2004 4:35PM GMT

HK urges citizens to help protect
intellectual property rights

HK urges citizens to help protect
intellectual property rights 09/25/2004 10:03 AM
Xinhua News Agency Sep 25 2004 12:37PM GMT

Lecture on enforcement of intellectual
property rights today

Lecture on enforcement of intellectual
property rights today 01/17/2004 10:57 PM
Jamaica Observer Jan 17 2004 8:31AM GMT

US embassy holds workshop on
intellectual property rights

US embassy holds workshop on
intellectual property rights 01/17/2004 10:57 PM
Times Of Oman Jan 16 2004 10:36PM GMT

'Intellectual property rights vital for
commercial success'

'Intellectual property rights vital for
commercial success' 04/29/2004 08:32 PM
The Hindu Apr 30 2004 0:08AM GMT

Capco-Operational Risk Intellectual
Property Rights

Capco-Operational Risk Intellectual
Property Rights 06/24/2005 09:02 PM
CNN Money Jun 23 2005 5:17PM GMT

UAE authorities reaffirm commitment to
Intellectual Property Rights

UAE authorities reaffirm commitment to
Intellectual Property Rights 04/17/2005 03:22 PM
MENAFN Apr 17 2005 2:38PM GMT

Russian Musician Protects His
Intellectual Property Rights

Russian Musician Protects His
Intellectual Property Rights 07/23/2004 11:15 AM
Russian Information Agency Novosti Jul 23 2004 2:52PM GMT

Shanghai intellectual property rights
park opens

Shanghai intellectual property rights
park opens 04/19/2004 09:53 AM
Xinhua News Agency Apr 19 2004 2:14PM GMT
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