Tag Archives: Intellectual Property

Johanna Blakely – Lessons from fashion’s free culture

Date: Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 | Category: Videos | Tags: , , | Noch keine Kommentare | Language: |

IP Madness: Kekse mit Smiley-Gesichtern zu verkaufen, kann illegal sein

The image at right is taken from an actual federal trademark registration. U.S. Trademark No. 1,809,410 to be precise. It was registered in 1993 by Eat’n Park Restaurants of Pennsylvania for “baked goods; namely, cookies.” In other words, Eat’n Park … Continue reading →

Date: Saturday, January 9th, 2010 | Category: News | Tags: , , , , | Noch keine Kommentare | |

Die Absurdität von Eigentum an Ideen

Some Harvard professors are taking very seriously their “intellectual property rights” and have claimed copyright to the ideas that they spread in their classrooms. What prompted this was a website in which students posted their notes to help other students. … Continue reading →

Date: Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 | Category: Leseempfehlungen | Tags: , , , | 5 Kommentare | |

Geistiges Eigentum ist nicht kontrovers, aber umso illegitimer

Intellectual “property” (IP) is a sleeper issue. It seems uncontroversial: Someone invents or writes something and therefore owns it. What could be plainer? But IP contains the power to destroy liberty. [...] When one acquires a copyright or a patent, … Continue reading →

Date: Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 | Category: Leseempfehlungen | Tags: , , , | Noch keine Kommentare | |