intellectual-property on S Anand

Cisco sues Apple over iPhone

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Firstly, views on the Apple iPhone: great. Next impression: not so great. You can’t use it with your eyes closed. And yesterday, Cisco sues Apple for iPhone trademark infringement. In a video on intellectual property, James Boyle at Duke Law School says, when a company starts suing over intellectual property, it’s a good time to dump their stock.

W3C standards will be royalty free

Fri, 21 Mar 2003 12:00:00 +0000

W3C’s making the first concrete, organised, meaningful move against intellectual property over-protection. W3C standards will be royalty-free.

Copyrights are not helping creativity

Fri, 31 Jan 2003 12:00:00 +0000

The Economist on how copyrights aren’t really helping creativity, which is what they were intended to do in the first place. via andersja

Lessig at the Supreme Court on copyrights

Sun, 13 Oct 2002 12:00:00 +0000

Lessig argues copyright to the Supreme Court. Lawrence Lessig is a Professor of Law at Stanford, and argues against excessive legislation of the Internet and related technologies. Good guy.

RIAA sues radio stations

Wed, 02 Oct 2002 12:00:00 +0000

RIAA sues radio stations for playing their music. (No, not really. It’s a spoof. But I wouldn’t be surprised.) via Scripting News

Copyright generating trouble for Google

Sat, 28 Sep 2002 12:00:00 +0000

Get an idea of how much trouble copyright is generating for Google. via LinuxJournal

The problems with patent laws

Thu, 26 Sep 2002 12:00:00 +0000

This Economist article talks about the problems with patent laws. A recent report by the Commission on Intellectual Property Rights says: the interests of the “producer” dominate in the evolution of IP policy, and those of the ultimate consumer are either not heard or heeded.

John Keogh patented the wheel

Tue, 24 Sep 2002 12:00:00 +0000

More nostalgia. John Keogh patented the wheel. via Ig Nobel Prizes

Hindi songs copyright

Sun, 25 Aug 2002 12:00:00 +0000

The flip side of copyright: Hindi songs featured in albums.

DMCA not as Draconian

Tue, 20 Aug 2002 12:00:00 +0000

Maybe the DMCA is not as Draconian as we thought.

The rich and the dead

Tue, 13 Aug 2002 12:00:00 +0000

Forbes has a list the rich and the dead (dead celebrities who continue to earn a lot.) Elvis, of course, tops the list, but it’s good to see Charles Schulz and Tolkien on the list as well.

Microsoft will reveal Windows source

Tue, 06 Aug 2002 12:00:00 +0000

At last, Microsoft will be revealing its Windows source. Parts of it.

Copyright issue

Mon, 01 Jul 2002 12:00:00 +0000

The 4'33" is a work by John Cage, comprising of 4 minutes and 33 seconds of absolute silence. (A tribute to absolute zero: 273 seconds of silence). Is there a copyright issue here?

Copyright duration

Wed, 20 Feb 2002 12:00:00 +0000

Is there hope? Could the copyright duration be brought down from 70 years?

Bad patents

Fri, 18 Jan 2002 12:00:00 +0000

Bad patents.

Freedom to license software

Tue, 04 Dec 2001 12:00:00 +0000

Interesting views on freedom to license software.

Lawsuit on IPR violation

Fri, 23 Nov 2001 12:00:00 +0000

Neat quiz question: Against which company did Anand R Mani win a lawsuit on IPR violation? (Thanks, XS)

Human Capital Valuation

Wed, 17 Oct 2001 12:00:00 +0000

And article on [Human Capital Valuation](http://www.iimb.ernet.in/review/abs133.htm#Human Capital Valuation: An Improved Model) from Deep, Kalidas, Kundu, Pankaj and Sumit on IIMB Review.

Patents on usability

Sun, 30 Sep 2001 12:00:00 +0000

Jakob Nielsen has a whole bunch of patents relating to Internet usability. Metafilter has an interesting discussion on whether that’s a good idea.

Something different happening to copyrights

Mon, 06 Aug 2001 12:00:00 +0000

In some quiet corner, something different is happening to copyrights. The law of eminent domain is being applied to content. Not good enough, but its a start.