[IP] Posner on intellectual property

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 09:14:23 -0500
From: W. Curtiss Priest <bmslib@mit.edu>
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Subject: fyi, Posner on intellectual property

JUDGE WARNS OF EXPANSION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Speaking at a lecture organized by the American Enterprise Institute
and the Brookings Institution, U.S. Appeals Court Judge Richard Posner
warned of an "enormous expansion" of intellectual-property law. Posner
criticized a 1998 law extending the duration of U.S. copyrights and
attacked the Patent and Trademark Office for granting what he called
"very questionable" business method patents. Posner is known for
applying economic analysis to the law and for mediating settlement
talks in the Microsoft antitrust case.
CNET, 20 November 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-966595.html

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