[p2p-research] Typologies of Intellectual Property

[Paul D. Fernhout]

Ryan Lanham wrote:
> http://infosthetics.com/archives/2009/08/typologies_of_intellectual_property_visualization_of_recent_us_patent_office_data.html

Richard Stallman would say the term "intellectual property" is propaganda 
that begs the question about how copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade 
secrets and other things should be treated.
   "Did You Say “Intellectual Property”? It's a Seductive Mirage"
   http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.html

Besides, if that stuff really is "property", then why not tax it annually? :-)
http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/biplog/archive/000431.html
http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/biplog/archive/000429.html
http://www.kurtz-fernhout.com/oscomak/AchievingAStarTrekSociety.html
http://www.lessig.org/blog/2003/01/the_radicals_at_the_economist.html
http://www.lessig.org/blog/2003/01/on_building_rather_than_suing.html

Other than than, I really like any cool visualization tools. Thanks for 
posting the link. And that was their title, I know. But terminology can mean 
a big thing in this culture clash. That's why I like "digital public works" 
for example. :-)
   http://www.pdfernhout.net/on-funding-digital-public-works.html

See, ask the public about who should own "intellectual property" and the 
answer is suggestively obvious -- private individuals. Ask the public who 
should own "digital public works" and the answer is also suggestively 
obvious -- the public. :-)

--Paul Fernhout
http://www.pdfernhout.net/