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G8 on Intellectual Monopolies: Not so Great
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| Alongside the main show of the G8 circus, there are a number of supporting
| acts that run in parallel with it. One of these is the “G8 Intellectual
| Property Experts Group” (IPEG).
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| [...]
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| As you might expect, IPEG gets terribly excited by the Anti Counterfeiting
| Trade Agreement (ACTA), but there's something else it is also in favour of,
| that is new to me...
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| [...]
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| This kind of confusion is typical of a document that has a distinct air of
| desperation about it. It suggests that the fans of intellectual monopolies
| are beginning to flail around for a handhold – any handhold – in an attempt
| to defy the pull of history, and to lock down knowledge through the use of
| overlong copyright and overbroad patents while they can. It is a further sign
| of increasing irrelevance of the G8 meeting as power begins to shift to the
| developing world, which has quite different ideas and priorities when it
| comes to enforcing Western monopolies on their internal markets.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2345&blogid=14
Feel the leap:
Toyota Builds Thicket of Patents Around Hybrid To Block Competitors
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| The Obama administration's tough new fuel-efficiency standards could pose
| problems for some car makers, but Toyota Motor Corp. is hoping to benefit.
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| The Japanese company is betting the rules will give an advantage to its
| expanding lineup of hybrid vehicles, and it also aims to boost revenue by
| licensing to other car makers the patents that protect its fuel-saving
| technologies.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124640553503576637.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Recent:
Intellectual Property Regime Stifles Science and Innovation, Nobel Laureates
Say
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| Patent monopolies are believed to drive innovation but they actually impede
| the pace of science and innovation, Stiglitz said. The current “patent
| thicket,” in which anyone who writes a successful software programme is sued
| for alleged patent infringement, highlights the current IP system’s failure
| to encourage innovation, he said.
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| Another problem is that the social returns from innovation do not accord with
| the private returns associated with the patent system, Stiglitz said. The
| marginal benefit from innovation is that an idea may become available sooner
| than it might have. But the person who secures the patent on it wins a
| long-term monopoly, creating a gap between private and social returns.
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http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1129
Economist Critic of Software Patents gets Nobel Prize
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| The FFII congratulates Eric S. Maskin, an economist who has long criticised
| the patenting of software, for receiving the 2007 Nobel Prize for Economics.
| Prof. Maskin and two colleagues receive the Prize for research into the
| optimal design of economic mechanisms. By applying his theory to the IT
| sector, Maskin demonstrated "that in such a dynamic industry, patent
| protection may reduce overall innovation and welfare."
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http://press.ffii.org/Press_releases/Economist_Critic_of_Software_Patents_gets_Nobel_Prize
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