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News of the Week Vol. 5 to November 28
IP in Karate

IP in Karate

I know Professor Festinger is probably hoping that someone will do an interpretive IP dance, and while I won’t be doing that here, this gets close! My contribution here relates to copyright and trademark issues in the creation of a hybrid kata based on two different styles of karate. For those not in the know, […]

Week 8 Slides & Video

Week 8 Slides & Video

Slides & video below… Jon

A brief discussion of the philosophical justifications for intellectual property

A brief discussion of the philosophical justifications for intellectual property

Hey everyone! I wanted to briefly discuss the various dominant theories that are used to justify the grant of intellectual property rights and some of their shortcomings. Some of these theories have been mentioned during the course. Please see the discussion below:   One of the prominent justifications for the grant of Intellectual Property rights […]