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-- By SpencerWan - 07 Jan 2012

The traditional rationale for intellectual property law is that it promotes innovation and it gives artists, musicians, and inventors an incentive to produce work. However, as we discussed in class, that rationale and thus the need for intellectual property law is decaying rapidly. In fact, the current laws have created a system in which innovation is stunted and distribution segmented. I will examine two current affairs to elucidate how the current state of intellectual property law is holding society back from innovative goods and efficient distribution.

THE PATENT WARS

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PROTECT IP?

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