Do SL’s IP Rights Infringe on Innovation?
Posted Tuesday, June 20th, 2006, at 1:06 am Eastern by Mark Wallace
If you don’t hear from me on Monday morning, it’s because I’m on my way to Supernova. In the meantime, I’ll leave you with the following hypothesis: Second Life’s innovative intellectual property rights regime, in which users are granted the IP rights in the things they create there, actually serves to stifle creativity in the world. Now, this is a bit of a straw man, I’ll admit. (I learned my screaming headlines from the best.) But it’s worth examining more closely, especially where it collides with SL’s technology. (more…)
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