Fixing the software patent problem

In an article published  the New York Times on October 7, 2012, Charles Duhigg and Steve Lohr give a critical view of …

The economics of copyright protection

A few weeks ago (September 14, 2013), the blog American Thinker published quite a vocal piece, entitled “Copyright Strangulation”, condemning …

CJEU asked to clarify copyright questions regarding online infringement, transformation and … exhaustion

With autumn officially started, it is time to get back to school, buy a “bouquet of newly sharpened pencils” …

How entrepreneurial should the state be?

  In a chapter that I wrote in 2008 for the book “Intellectual Property and the Theories of Justice” …

Innovation and economic growth

The central role that innovation plays in driving economic growth is well known thanks to the pioneering work of …

Les corsaires de brevets

Ils mènent une guerre sans merci, en défendant les brevets d’autrui. (Cet article a été publié dans La Libre Belgique …

A feeling of “déjà entendu” (3)

Dans les deux premiers numéros de cette série (n°1 et n°2), j’avais pointé des ressemblances plus ou moins troublantes …

Beware! Privateers patrol these patent waters.

In 1572, Queen Elizabeth I of England commissioned Francis Drake to sail for America and encouraged him to plunder …

L’or caché des pirates ?

Vous avez certainement déjà entendu parler de “Games of Thrones”. C’est la série télé la plus populaire du moment. …

Revendre des fichiers musicaux de “seconde main” par l’entremise de ReDigi: licite ou pas?

La société ReDigi (www.redigi.com), qui a lancé son service en 2011, prétend être “The World’s First Pre-Owned Digital Marketplace”. …