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Intellectual Property Law

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

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2005

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The Perfect Storm: Intellectual Property And Public Values, R. Polk Wagner Jan 2005

The Perfect Storm: Intellectual Property And Public Values, R. Polk Wagner

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This short conference paper considers how the contemporary discourse surrounding Intellectual property law (especially copyright) may be harming all concerned. That is, because of wildly divergent (and often objectively unsupportable) positions taken by both copyright owners and consumer advocates, the zone of uncertainty in the law has increased. And as uncertainty increases, both sides are hurt. The paper ends with a call for a higher level of discourse, and a query regarding whether all concerned might be better off trading rights for certainty.


Reconsidering The Dmca, R. Polk Wagner Jan 2005

Reconsidering The Dmca, R. Polk Wagner

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patents, Law and economics, prosecution history estoppel, doctrine of equivalents, ex ante, ex post, default rules, PTO, Federal Circuit, patent prosecution, patent litigation, intellectual property, patent reform, patent administration, patent office