Intellectual property, despite the name, doesn’t quite work like regular property. A look at intellectual property markets highlight problems with a pure free-market approach that aren’t necessarily visible with other markets.
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Should so-called “shield laws,” intended to provide protection for journalists from being forced to reveal their confidential sources, apply to bloggers? The current answer seems to be “no,” although the question must be asked on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis.
In the United States, there is no federal shield law, for journalists or bloggers. There are, [...]
Mar 052008
Wired – Third World Biotech: Blood Test for African Sleeping Sickness:
Australian scientists have developed a blood test for African sleeping sickness that does not require the fancy equipment found in upscale medical labs. Even better, they made the details of their work available for free by publishing a paper in the Feb. 6 issue of [...]
CNET News.com: Judge on privacy: Computer code trumps the law:
Australian High Court Judge Justice Kirby says computer code is more potent than the law–and that legislators are powerless to do anything about it.
Technology has outpaced the legal system’s ability to regulate its use in matters of privacy and fair use rights, said Kirby, speaking Thursday [...]
Times Online – Ruling gives boost to millions of carers:
Millions of people juggling a career with caring for a disabled family member are likely to receive greater protection in the workplace after a British secretary won the latest round in a long-running legal battle.
An adviser to Europe’s highest court said today that Sharon Coleman, a [...]
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