Posts Tagged: intellectual property

‘Capitalism’ or IP: What’s Ruining Video Games?

Matthew McCaffrey on what’s right, and what’s wrong, in the market for video games. >>> Are Markets Ruining Video Games? Or is intellectual property the real culprit? Capitalism is ruining video games. So says game producer Lorne Lanning, creator of

‘Capitalism’ or IP: What’s Ruining Video Games?

Matthew McCaffrey on what’s right, and what’s wrong, in the market for video games. >>> Are Markets Ruining Video Games? Or is intellectual property the real culprit? Capitalism is ruining video games. So says game producer Lorne Lanning, creator of

Anticapitalist Russell Brand Registers Trademark: Contradiction?

Two questions: (1) Does this make Russell Brand a capitalist anti-capitalist or an anti-capitalist capitalist? (2) Why wasn’t the trademark denied on grounds of prior art? (The Ron Paul presidential campaign used an almost identical design.) >>> Russell Brand is

Anticapitalist Russell Brand Registers Trademark: Contradiction?

Two questions: (1) Does this make Russell Brand a capitalist anti-capitalist or an anti-capitalist capitalist? (2) Why wasn’t the trademark denied on grounds of prior art? (The Ron Paul presidential campaign used an almost identical design.) >>> Russell Brand is

Automakers: Car Modification = Copyright Violation

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is the gift that keeps on giving…headaches to consumers who thought they owned their stuff. >>> Automakers to gearheads: Stop repairing cars Automakers are supporting provisions in copyright law that could prohibit home mechanics and

Automakers: Car Modification = Copyright Violation

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is the gift that keeps on giving…headaches to consumers who thought they owned their stuff. >>> Automakers to gearheads: Stop repairing cars Automakers are supporting provisions in copyright law that could prohibit home mechanics and