CRI 200 Lecture 2: Week 2 Notes
17 May 2016
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Tension b/w users, industrial owners, artists: distinguish b/w the above, and the companies that fund ip, people who hire creative professionals aren"t always acting in the best interests of creators. Canadian approach linked to us, uk and france: market pressures of the us affect canada"s ip law. Utilitarian vs. natural law perspectives: natural = freedom of expression etc. Usually used to protect artists and users: utilitarian = laws are in place to stop confusion. Artists contributing to cultural flows vs. inventing" original, proprietary creation; Intellectual creations as public goods: legislation is difficult to create when public goods are involved, who owns air, music doesn"t lose quality if everyone listens to it, or if people steal it, thus the law is languid. Searching ip (canada) slides (created by the gov"t of canada) Patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs (fifth doesn"t count) Patents: new inventions or any new and useful improvement of an existing invention.
