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Did You Say "Intellectual Property"? It's a Seductive Mirage - GNU Project - Free Soft... - 43 views

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The term carries a bias that is not hard to see: it suggests thinking about copyright, patents and trademarks by analogy with property rights for physical objects.
- Kelly Cousins on 23 Jan 10
  
  Michael Geyer- I think this is where the confusion of it all sets in like we discussed.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Michael Geyer- I think this is where the confusion of it all sets in like we discussed.</div>
  
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alternative names would be an improvement
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The term “intellectual property” is at best a catch-all to lump together disparate laws.
- Kelly Cousins on 23 Jan 10
  
  This is why we have to be dileberate about our decisions while in education.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is why we have to be dileberate about our decisions while in education.</div>
  
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Nonlawyers who hear one term applied to these various laws tend to assume they are based on a common principle and function similarly.
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Since these laws developed independently, they are different in every detail, as well as in their basic purposes and methods.
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If you want to think clearly about the issues raised by patents, or copyrights, or trademarks, the first step is to forget the idea of lumping them together, and treat them as separate topics.
- Kelly Cousins on 23 Jan 10
  
  This becomes our responsibility as information specialists in education. Be aware and prepared.
  
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Kelly Cousins on 23 Jan 10

Just what is intellectual property?

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A Guide to Disability Rights Laws - 16 views

www.ada.gov/cguide.htm

disability

shared by Kelly Cousins on 22 Jan 10 - Cached

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