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Gowers Review of Intellectual Property - http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/independent_reviews/gowers_review_intellectual_property/gowersreview_index.cfm
A report of UK Intellectual Property Framework by Andrew Gowers covering solutions for rights in the digital age. Provides PDF and web-based content. |
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Roundtable - 98.09 - http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/forum/copyright/intro.htm
An Atlantic Unbound roundtable on the future of intellectual property and copyright law in the digital age |
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The Guardian - "Intellectual Property" is a Silly Euphemism - http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/feb/21/intellectual.property
According to the author, owning a song or a piece of writing isn't like owning a television, and to call it anyone's "property" is seriously misleading. |
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IPKat - http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/
Weblog covering copyright, patent, trade mark and privacy/confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective. |
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Intellectual Property Compensation Via Tipping - http://tipping.selfpromotion.com/
Article that proposes (with case studies) that tipping may be a viable compensation model for intellectual property (such as music and books). |
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A Politics Of Intellectual Property: Environmentalism for the Net? by James Boyle - http://www.law.duke.edu/boylesite/intprop.htm
Paper by James Boyle calling for reduction of intellectual property laws, to be achieved by political machination inspired by the environmental movement. |
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Wired - The Eagle Is Grounded - http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.02/start.html?pg=2
Article comparing today's toughening of US intellectual property laws to help given to the US shipping industry 30 years ago, resulting in even greater losses for US firms, higher prices, and frustrated consumers. |
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Brian Martin: Against intellectual property - http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/pubs/95psa.html
An Australian university gives a powerful case against "intellectual property" laws. Includes a long bibliography of books supporting the point. |
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University of Toronto Fraud - http://ca.geocities.com/uoftfraud/
A PhD student alleges theft of intellectual property. |
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Copyright: Guardian of Intellectual Property - http://library.thinkquest.org/26658/cgi-bin/2-1.cgi
Guide to computer ethics issues and current news includes an introduction to the problematic copyright issues raised by digital media. |
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Mid-Atlantic Infoshop - Against Intellectual Property - http://www.infoshop.org/aip.html
A page critical of copyrights, trademarks, and intellectual property. |
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Library Juice Copyright Issue - http://libr.org/Juice/issues/vol3/LJ_3.35.sup.html
A supplement to the weekly e-zine Library Juice from September, 2000, devoted to the political and philosophical issues of intellectual property, especially as they relate to libraries and the internet. |
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Copyright Law and Independent Creation Theory - http://www.bellsouthpwp.net/m/u/musicedu/case/index.html
Complaining that the law of independent creation allows the theft of music. |
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International IP Law Forum - http://www.internationaliplawforum.com/
Features ideas and opinions on issues related to establishing and protecting intellectual property. |
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The Register - Sneaky Cable Crypto Scheme in the Works - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/12/22/sneaky_cable_crypto_scheme/
Article exposing that the cable television industry is moving to implement a copy protection scheme that will allow movie studios and cable providers to control what viewers are able to record. |
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Giftfile Project - http://giftfile.org/
A project to enable authors of computer files containing nonproprietary intellectual works (free music, literature, software) and their supporters (including fans, users) to participate in a gift economy. |
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The Mark is the Beast - http://www.weeklywire.com/ww/07-20-98/boston_feature_1.html
An article describing the change in the usage of trademarks, and how it stifles our use of our own language. |
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Intellectual Property Issues - http://www.negativland.com/intprop.html
An impressive list of links to articles concerning intellectual "property" issues, from all sides. |
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Free Intellectual Property Exchange (FreeIPX) - http://www.freeipx.org
A news and discussion site dedicated to critical analysis of the use, abuse, and relevance of IP Law. [Slash-style site] |
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Negativland - Fair Use - http://www.negativland.com/fairuse.html
An essay exploring whether artists, for profit or not, have the right to freely "sample" from an already "created" electronic environment that surrounds them for use in their own work. |