Archive for the 'Intellectual Property Rights' Category

Intellectual imperialism thru IPR enforcement in the Philippines - an open letter to the artist

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Dear friend in the arts,
You might be mildly aware that there is an ongoing campaign towards the strengthening of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) enforcement in the Philippines as the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced plans in April 2008 to pursue more aggressive IP protection schemes with its trading partners around the world.
This global campaign […]

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IPR and Art?

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

1. The Myth of the Artist Genius
Despite the myth of the individual creative genius propagated by Ruskin and others, creative invention (in any field) is largely a process of adaptation and adoption -tempered by the wisdom and folly of the “zeitgeist” (the spirit of the times).
Vincent van Gogh, is now the hero of the many […]

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