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In law, intellectual property (IP) is an umbrella term for various legal entitlements which attach to certain types of information, ideas, or other intangibles in their expressed form. The holder of this legal entitlement is generally entitled to exercise various exclusive rights in relation to the subject matter of the IP. The term intellectual property reflects the idea that this subject matter is the product of the mind or the intellect, and that IP rights may be protected at law in the same way as any other form of property.
Intellectual property laws vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, such that the acquisition, registration or enforcement of IP rights must be pursued or obtained separately in each territory of interest. However, these laws are becoming increasingly harmonised through the effects of international treaties such as the 1994 World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), while other treaties may facilitate registration in more than one jurisdiction at a time. Certain forms of IP rights do not require registration in order to be enforced.
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A Tale of Two Democratic Primary States
Fri, 16 May 2008 18:37:00 -0400
The upcoming Oregon and Kentucky primaries are near perfect illustrations of the two separate wings of the Democratic Party. Affluent, green and antiwar Oregon is expected to support Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. Kentucky's rural, blue-collar population will help New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Obama's Cash Machine, Built in Silicon Valley
Fri, 16 May 2008 19:40:00 -0400
For Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, Barack Obama's youth and relatively short resume is a plus. That's the premise of a feature article by Joshua Green, author of an article in The Atlantic titled "The Amazing Money Machine: How Silicon Valley Made Barack Obama This Year's Hottest Start-Up."
Gay Marriage May Affect the 2008 Election
Fri, 16 May 2008 16:51:00 -0400
The last time a state Supreme Court ruled gay marriage legal, it was Massachusetts in 2003. The fallout helped Republicans boost turnout in 2004 and hold the White House. Times have changed since then, but it remains to be seen how big the issue could be for Republicans in 2008.
The Talk of the Town
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Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
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Mamet Talk
Lillian Ross Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The playwright and screenwriter David Mamet was in town recently to talk about his new film, “Redbelt.” He sat patiently for an interview on a white wire chair in the sculpture garden of the Museum of Modern Art, one of his favorite haunts. He wore orange-rimmed glasses, a black . . .
Fly on the Wall
Adam Gopnik Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Yasmina Reza, the French playwright (“Art,” among other works), was in town last week, talking about her newly translated book on Nicolas Sarkozy, the French President, entitled “Dawn Dusk or Night.” Sarkozy allowed Reza, a newcomer to political journalism, to trail his steps and record his words--hour by hour . . .
A Politics Of Intellectual Property: Environmentalism for the Net? by James Boyle - Paper by James Boyle calling for reduction of intellectual property laws, to be achieved by political machination inspired by the environmental movement.
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bIPlog - Weblog on intellectual property issues.
Brian Martin: Against intellectual property - An Australian university gives a powerful case against intellectual property laws. Includes a long bibliography of books supporting the point.
Copyright Law and Independent Creation Theory - Complaining that the law of independent creation allows the theft of music.
Copyright: Guardian of Intellectual Property - Guide to computer ethics issues and current news includes an introduction to the problematic copyright issues raised by digital media.
Free Intellectual Property Exchange (FreeIPX) - A news and discussion site dedicated to critical analysis of the use, abuse, and relevance of IP Law. [Slash-style site]
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Giftfile Project - A project to enable authors of computer files containing nonproprietary intellectual works (free music, literature, software) and their supporters (including fans, users) to participate in a gift economy.
Information Liberation: Against Intellectual Property - A chapter from the book Information Liberation, written by Brian Martin.
Meta Description: [ Brian Martin presents the case against
intellectual property. ]
Intellectual Property - This primer provides a general framework for freeing any information covered under copyright and patent laws.
Intellectual Property at the National Academies - A guide to the Academies' documents and publications on Intellectual Property and a forum to discuss ongoing work.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the National Academies' Intellectual Property website. This website serves as a
guide to the Academies' extensive work on Intellectual Property and a forum to discuss ongoing work. ]
Intellectual Property Compensation Via Tipping - Article that proposes (with case studies) that tipping may be a viable compensation model for intellectual property (such as music and books).
Meta Description: [ A humble proposal for a payment method for intellectual property ]
Intellectual Property Issues - An impressive list of links to articles concerning intellectual property issues, from all sides.
Intellectual Property Rights Overview - The W3C's take on intellectual property rights in the Information Age.
International IP Law Forum - Features ideas and opinions on issues related to establishing and protecting intellectual property.
Meta Description: [ International IP Law Forum ]
Invention Development Group - Offers information on intellectual property agreements, patents, product licensing, and trademarking.
Meta Description: [ If you are an inventor than Invention Development Group can help you bring your product to the marketplace by handling all the intellectual property you need such as patent applications, trademark applications, licensing agreements, prototyping, copyrights etc...The question is are you an inventor? ]
IP Future - This group is organized to promote discussion of intellectual property laws worldwide. It is hoped that a network of interested people can come together to begin discussing a future for intellectual property law which balances the needs of people with the needs of intellectual property owners.
Meta Description: [ ipfuture: Exchanging information about intellectual property and promoting critical assessment of intellectual property laws. ]
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IP Matters - A pro-IP publication devoted to intellectual property matters. Includes features, interviews, research reports and analysis, and IP statistics.
Library Juice Copyright Issue - A supplement to the weekly e-zine Library Juice from September, 2000, devoted to the political and philosophical issues of intellectual property, especially as they relate to libraries and the internet.
Meta Description: [ Library Juice 3:34, 9/13/00 ]
Mid-Atlantic Infoshop - Against Intellectual Property - A page critical of copyrights, trademarks, and intellectual property.
Negativland - Fair Use - An essay exploring whether artists, for profit or not, have the right to freely sample from an already created electronic environment that surrounds them for use in their own work.
Roundtable - 98.09 - An Atlantic Unbound roundtable on the future of intellectual property and copyright law in the digital age
The GNU Manifesto - The last name in software freedom...this outlines the reasons that Gnu's Not Unix produces free software.
The Mark is the Beast - An article describing the change in the usage of trademarks, and how it stifles our use of our own language.
Meta Description: [ Trademark mania is abroad in the land. With all this speculating in intellectual property. before long, somebody will own every word you think. ]
The Register - Sneaky Cable Crypto Scheme in the Works - Article exposing that the cable television industry is moving to implement a copy protection scheme that will allow movie studios and cable providers to control what viewers are able to record.
The Right to Read - Richard Stallman's famous parable about the Right to Read, and what will happen if intellectual monopoly laws continue to grow.
University of Toronto Fraud - A PhD student alleges theft of intellectual property.
Meta Description: [ In 1981 I began Ph.D. research at the University of Toronto. I walked into a trap: after five years, I was removed from the laboratory and the credit for my work and my discoveries was stolen by the professor-supervisor and three other people. I received no degree. ]
Weaving Webs of Ownership: Intellectual Property in an Information Age - Debora J. Halbert's doctoral dissertation in progress concerning on intellectual property laws in the West.
Wired - The Eagle Is Grounded - Article comparing today's toughening of US intellectual property laws to help given to the US shipping industry 30 years ago, resulting in even greater losses for US firms, higher prices, and frustrated consumers.
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