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Peter Jaszi lecture and festschrift upcoming at AU WCL, Nov. 17 and 18

Posted on October 11, 2016 by rtushnet

Link to Lecture Link to Festschrift Event I’ll be participating in the latter. from Blogger http://ift.tt/2d4F4qW

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Stanford Sociology and Psychology of IP

Posted on September 10, 2016 by rtushnet

Session 5: Fairness, efficiency, and distributive justice Discussion leaders: Stephanie Bair: Concepts of ownership/justice in ownership may be universals—studies of children across cultures.  Purpose of IP as understood to be to prevent plagiarism—asking for permission is sufficient, though, in many … Continue reading →

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Sociology and Psychology of IP, Session 3: What can we learn from IP-free zones?

Posted on September 10, 2016 by rtushnet

Discussion leaders: Kate Darling: attribution as something that people want rather than money in “negative spaces.” They know they can monetize their reputations.  Systems of self-governance often differ from those of formal law.  Attribution preference is not just about fairness/ego. … Continue reading →

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Sociology and Psychology of IP, Session 3: What can we learn from IP-free zones?

Posted on September 10, 2016 by rtushnet

Discussion leaders: Kate Darling: attribution as something that people want rather than money in “negative spaces.” They know they can monetize their reputations.  Systems of self-governance often differ from those of formal law.  Attribution preference is not just about fairness/ego. … Continue reading →

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The Psychology and Sociology of Creativity and IP, Stanford Law School

Posted on September 9, 2016 by rtushnet

Session 1: Why do people create? Discussion leaders: Jessica Silbey Why and how? Psychological perspective, individual: b/c it’s fun, play; problem-solving; creativity as essential to who they are/identity-forming; as natural. Literature on extrinsic v. intrinsic motivation. Different ways of operationalizing … Continue reading →

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ISP fails to dismiss (c) and CMI claims based on watermarked photo

Posted on August 17, 2016 by rtushnet

Goldstein v. Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc., 2016 WL 4257457, No. TDC-15-2400 (D. Md. Aug. 11, 2016) Goldstein is a professional photographer who registered a copyright in a 2007 photograph he took of the Silver Spring Metro Station, which appears … Continue reading →

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IPSC: Closing Plenary Session

Posted on August 13, 2016 by rtushnet

The Nature of Sequential Innovation Christopher Sprigman, Christopher Buccafusco & Stefan Bechtold How to pick between innovating or borrowing.  “Cinderella Man” is harder to develop than another movie about Rocky.  Risky, as is question about whether to develop another erectile … Continue reading →

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IPSC Breakout Session IV

Posted on August 12, 2016 by rtushnet

Empirical Copyright Copyright Misuse: A Taxonomy Ann Bartow Occasionally called copyright misuse; non-US countries call it something else, but trying to taxonomize a certain type of misbehavior.  Some of this is not currently called misuse: using © to try to … Continue reading →

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IPSC Breakout Session I

Posted on August 11, 2016 by rtushnet

IPSC Breakout Session I: Copyright: Music & Remixes Assessing France’s Graduated Response Scheme Against Piracy & State Interventionism in the Marketplace for Copyrighted Content Nicholas Jondet Strong philosophical attachment to ©, and economic interests—Universal Music is French-owned.  In practice, low … Continue reading →

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IPSC First Plenary Session

Posted on August 11, 2016 by rtushnet

Scarcity of Attention in a World without IP Jake Linford We impose artificial scarcity so authors can pick up sunk costs. But costs of creation have fallen; perhaps © should be narrowed as a result.  Wrinkle: attention scarcity. Cheaper dissemination … Continue reading →

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