Some Suggestions On How To Celebrate World Intellectual Property Day
from the have-fun dept
Reader Korrupt writes in to let us know that today is apparently World Intellectual Property Day. Michael Geist notes that there seems to be a lot missing from the festivities. Right now they seem full of announcements about how countries need to do more to make their IP systems like the US. Of course, WIPO also has a wonderfully silly list of suggested activities for World Intellectual Property Day, such as "Work with local newspapers to publish editorials encouraging respect for the rights of creators" and "Mount exhibits at local shopping malls explaining how consumers benefit from strong intellectual property systems." Since it doesn't seem like the folks at WIPO want to use World Intellectual Property Day to actually discuss some of the deeper issues concerning whether or not intellectual property actually is useful, we thought it might be good to come up with our own list of suggested activities for World Intellectual Property Day:- Read the Constitution of the United States. Focus on the part of Article 1, Section 8 that says the purpose of securing a monopoly on works for a limited time is only "to promote the progress of science and useful arts."
- Read up on Thomas Jefferson's concerns about intellectual property laws.
- Read the book Against Intellectual Monopoly that includes all sorts of research highlighting how intellectual property has hindered, rather than advanced, innovation and creativity.
- Take a look through The Chilling Effects archive to learn how many companies are misusing intellectual property to stifle free speech.
- Support the EFF for helping to stand up to those who want to take away fair use rights.
- Read up on how the RIAA's litigation process works and explain how that helps promote music in any way.
- Send some prior art to the US Patent Office.
- Ask the US Patent Office why they consider prior art the only test for obviousness, even though the law is clear that an invention needs to be both non-obvious and original.
- Learn the difference between innovation and invention and ask why intellectual property seems unfairly tilted towards invention when it's supposed to be promoting innovation.
- Explain how extending intellectual property protection on songs already written puts in place the incentives for those songs to be written.
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Earth Day Patent
Lots of manly men to participate in the redwood-felling contest - see who's REALLY a stud with an axe. Don't miss out on the California Condor shoot.
For the kiddies, activities will include creating interesting patterns on the lake with Quaker State 10W-40, freon cloud making.
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missed one...
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I was going to write a song but
I now have an excuse why my songs to rhyme
in their own time.
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Re: I was going to write a song but
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HAHA
Politicians Seek Subsidies To Make US More Competitive
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Do I have to send a card?
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this world is a crazy place
and as an aside - man was that guy brilliant!!!
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Jack Valenti
Thanks for that. Today is truly a blessed day.
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Jack's dead?!!!
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File a bogus DMCA take down notices
2. Patent something Nokia makes in the US (they don't check prior art or obviousness') and plan your law$uit.
3. Wait patiently for this new EU rule to come into force.
Inciting infringement is a criminal offence now, and since Windows includes a CD ripper Gates & co are inciting infringement. You can't get the BSA who pushed this, but you can get their paymasters.
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I am Jack's well-timed death
I'm gonna celebrate by blatantly lifting lines from movies all day.
"And what did David do? WHAT did David do? What did David do?"
"He celebrated by dancing! Leaping, and dancing, before the Lord."
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