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Infreemation Part 3 – further reading

People to look to for futher reading on intellectual property, especially copyright and patent. John Perry Barlow Wrote the influential Economy of Ideas in 1994 which is a great introduction to some of the issues facing intellectual property. I read … Continue reading

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Wikipedia – putting the free in infreemation

Speaking of free information. Wikipedia is a brilliant project which is just the start of an all encompassing encylopedia written by the people for the people. A wiki is a website which can be edited by the users leading to … Continue reading

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Infreemation Part 2 – the tragedy of the intellectual commons

Intellectual properties include copyright, trademark, patent, trade secrets and mask works. (yes I needed to look that one up also!) The laws that govern such properties and their relationship to society were designed to foster investment in creativity and innovation … Continue reading

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Do not pass GO, do not collect $200

If you are, at a minimum, a consumer of copyrighted materials (e.g. books, movies, television, art, music) and especially if you are a creator of such content, and finally MOST ESPECIALLY if you care about diversity of culture and freedom … Continue reading

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Infreemation

I am reading Joseph Stiglitz’ Globalization and Its Discontents. A fascinating look at the politics of international finance, particularly the World Bank, IMF and US Treasury. He makes an interesting point early on about how market transactions and their profitability … Continue reading

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