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A Primer On the Ethics of "Intellectual Property"
This primer provides a general framework for freeing any information covered under copyright and patent laws.
http://www.ram.org/ramblings/philosophy/fmp/copying_primer.html
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Brian Martin: Against intellectual property
An Australian university gives a powerful case against "intellectual property" laws. Includes a long bibliography of books supporting the point.
http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/pubs/95psa.html
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Copyright Law and Independent Creation Theory
Complaining that the law of independent creation allows the theft of music.
http://www.bellsouthpwp.net/m/u/musicedu/case/index.html
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Copyright: Guardian of Intellectual Property
Guide to computer ethics issues and current news includes an introduction to the problematic copyright issues raised by digital media.
http://library.thinkquest.org/26658/cgi-bin/2-1.cgi
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Free Intellectual Property Exchange (FreeIPX)
A news and discussion site dedicated to critical analysis of the use, abuse, and relevance of IP Law. [Slash-style site]
http://www.freeipx.org
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Information Liberation: Against Intellectual Property
A chapter from the book Information Liberation, written by Brian Martin.
http://danny.oz.au/free-software/advocacy/against_IP.html
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Intellectual Property at the National Academies
A guide to the Academies' documents and publications on Intellectual Property and a forum to discuss ongoing work.
http://search.nap.edu/shelves/ip/
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Intellectual Property Compensation Via Tipping
Article that proposes (with case studies) that tipping may be a viable compensation model for intellectual property (such as music and books).
http://tipping.selfpromotion.com/
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Intellectual Property Issues
An impressive list of links to articles concerning intellectual "property" issues, from all sides.
http://www.negativland.com/intprop.html
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Intellectual Property Rights Overview
The W3C's take on intellectual property rights in the Information Age.
http://www.w3.org/IPR/
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International IP Law Forum
Features ideas and opinions on issues related to establishing and protecting intellectual property.
http://www.internationaliplawforum.com/
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Invention Development Group
Offers information on intellectual property agreements, patents, product licensing, and trademarking.
http://www.thepatentguys.com
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IP Future
This group is organized to promote discussion of intellectual property laws worldwide. It is hoped that a network of interested people can come together to begin discussing a future for intellectual property law which balances the needs of people with the needs of intellectual property owners.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipfuture/
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Negativland - Fair Use
An essay exploring whether artists, for profit or not, have the right to freely "sample" from an already "created" electronic environment that surrounds them for use in their own work.
http://www.negativland.com/fairuse.html
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Roundtable - 98.09
An Atlantic Unbound roundtable on the future of intellectual property and copyright law in the digital age
http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/forum/copyright/intro.htm
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The GNU Manifesto
The last name in software freedom...this outlines the reasons that "Gnu's Not Unix" produces free software.
http://www.gnu.org/gnu/manifesto.html
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The Mark is the Beast
An article describing the change in the usage of trademarks, and how it stifles our use of our own language.
http://www.weeklywire.com/ww/07-20-98/boston_feature_1.html
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The Right to Read
Richard Stallman's famous parable about the Right to Read, and what will happen if intellectual monopoly laws continue to grow.
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html
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University of Toronto Fraud
A PhD student alleges theft of intellectual property.
http://ca.geocities.com/uoftfraud/
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Weaving Webs of Ownership: Intellectual Property in an Information Age
Debora J. Halbert's doctoral dissertation in progress concerning on intellectual property laws in the West.
http://www.futures.hawaii.edu/dissertation/TOC2.html
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Wired - The Eagle Is Grounded
Article comparing today's toughening of US intellectual property laws to help given to the US shipping industry 30 years ago, resulting in even greater losses for US firms, higher prices, and frustrated consumers.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.02/start.html
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