I was interviewed a couple nights ago by Redmond Weissenberger, Director of the Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada. We discussed the Apple v. Samsung patent decision and related matters. In Part 2, we discussed a variety of matters related to intellectual property, including Steve Jobs and Ayn Rand, Quentin Tarantino, China, J.K. Rowling and the Soviet Union.
For background on some of the issues discussed, see my posts:
- Intellectual Property Charts, Graphs, Graphics, Diagrams;
- Harvard Business Review: Who Cares If Samsung Copied Apple?;
- Forbes: Apple (Mostly) Isn’t to Blame for the Patent Mess;
- Doug French: From Innovation to Rent Seeking;
- Apple Secures Win Against Motorola Over ‘Slide-to-Unlock’ Patent;
- Nortel Patents Sold for $4.5 Billion to Consortium Which Includes Apple;
- Samsung, Apple continue patent dispute;
- Patent Trolls Cost The Economy Half A Trillion Dollars since 1990
- Apple accuses Motorola, Samsung of monopolizing markets with patents–or, you’ve got to be kidding me
- Apple vs. Microsoft: Which Benefits more from Intellectual Property?
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Great talk Stephan. There was a fair amount of discussion on software, and copyrights that protect them. Curious as to your thoughts on the use of DRM, which seems like an obvious fit when discussing highly valued software, such as the mentioned Solid Works. Just thought I throw it out there as another option of “projecting” a software sale (both for seller and buyer) without necessarily needing copyright.