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Intellectual Property

By Adam Rifkin

I believe in Fair Use.

Copying isn't always wrong.

And are even stupid ideas considered intellectual property?

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30 April 1993 CERN published a statement that made World Wide Web technology available on a royalty free basis, allowing the web to flourish

Why Chemotherapy That Costs $70,000 in the U.S. Costs $2,500 in India - The Atlantic

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Grumpy Cat shows claws, vows to sue infringers — paidContent

Microsoft to Moto: We'll give you $1m a year for your patents • The Register

How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved online retail | Ars Technica

Facebook sued over Like Button

Daniel Reetz DIY Book Scanner

Samsung Mobile USA - El Plato Supreme - YouTube

Patent trolls want $1,000—for using scanners | Ars Technica

US patent lawsuits now dominated by 'trolls'

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US patent chief to software patent critics: “Give it a rest already” | Ars Technica

Infograph of which movie studios own which franchise movie rights.

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Lyrics site LiveUniverse slammed with $6.6 million copyright judgment

Does the Law Support Inventors or Investors? - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com

Last year, for the first time, spending by Apple and Google on [patents] exceeded spending on research and development of new products

In Technology Wars, Using the Patent as a Sword - NYTimes.com

Your right to resell your own stuff is in peril - MarketWatch

The Honor System - Esquire

Oppa Gangnam Style - Samsung pays Apple $1 Billion sending 30 trucks full of 5 cent coins

Pinterest, we have a problem.

What did Apple invent? Nothing.

Apple and Samsung in sweaters.

Entrepreneurs Tell The White House To Focus On Innovation, Not IP Enforcement

Inside Intellectual Ventures, the most hated company in tech | Politics and Law - CNET News

A Startup Asks: Why Can't You Resell Old Digital Songs? - Technology Review

Breaking: Apple Offered to License its Patents to Samsung for $30 Per Smartphone, $40 Per Tablet - Ina Fried - Mobile - AllThingsD

Patentville - EA levels copyright lawsuit against Zynga

Why Atlanta Photographer/Lawyer Tearfully Deleted Her Pinterest Inspiration Boards.

Brazilian farmers win $2 billion judgment against Monsanto | QW Magazine

Do not fuck with The Oatmeal

Half Of PC Users Are Pirates, Says Study

Pinterest 2012 is YouTube 2006.

Oracle v Google Judge Is A Programmer!

Intellectual Property laws are ruining the golden age of invention.

Oracle loses 'fair use' bid against Google

The one unforgivable sin in Silicon Valley

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Another Ridiculous Number From The Patent Wars : Planet Money : NPR

To the "A" round go the spoils.

Oh hai, Microsoft just bought the old Netscape browser patents.

AOL's apparent patent on typeahead/autocomplete

Oracle v. Google trial briefs are worth reading.

Twitter Tweaks Software's Patent Problem : Planet Money : NPR