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The Intellectual Property Asshole Competition
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| Roth has launched his "Intellectual Property Asshole Competition" where he is
| selling, via his website, hand-painted version of both the Mannie Garcia/AP
| photo and Shepard Fairey's poster... and will see who is the first to send
| him a cease and desist. While we never think it's a good idea to infringe for
| the sake of infringement, this ought to be fun to watch.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090522/1500094984.shtml
Recent:
Time to rethink intellectual property laws?
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| Conversely, there is widespread anecdotal evidence that the act created a
| mind-set among many researchers that their knowledge represents a potential
| goldmine not to be shared with potential competitors (i.e. those working in
| other universities) - at least until it has been protected by a patent
| application.
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| Similarly, the act has led to a flood of “upstream” patents on basic
| scientific knowledge, leading to what some commentators describe as a
| virtually impenetrable “patent thicket” blocking small-scale inventors from
| marketing their products. For example, restrictive software patents limit
| further development and commercialisation in the field of information
| technology.
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http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8543&page=1
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