Comments on: Intellectual Property and Start-Ups http://mgmtnow.com/intellectual-property-and-start-ups/ Go-Beyond Branding Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:30:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Reece Khan http://mgmtnow.com/intellectual-property-and-start-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Reece Khan Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:44:00 +0000 http://mgmtnow.com/?p=285#comment-192 intellectual property is not really respected in most countries in asia where piracy is so rampant.`"* intellectual property is not really respected in most countries in asia where piracy is so rampant.`”*

]]> By: Samantha Thomas http://mgmtnow.com/intellectual-property-and-start-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Samantha Thomas Tue, 25 May 2010 18:57:29 +0000 http://mgmtnow.com/?p=285#comment-165 Most countries in the third world never respects intellectual property rights. piracy is so rampant in asian countries.--~ Most countries in the third world never respects intellectual property rights. piracy is so rampant in asian countries.–~

]]> By: Mike http://mgmtnow.com/intellectual-property-and-start-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Mike Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:01:39 +0000 http://mgmtnow.com/?p=285#comment-42 Do you advocate greater governmental involvement in this area or less? Should we have more rules or less? Do you advocate greater governmental involvement in this area or less? Should we have more rules or less?

]]> By: Nick http://mgmtnow.com/intellectual-property-and-start-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Nick Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:28:34 +0000 http://mgmtnow.com/?p=285#comment-40 I agree I could post on IP rights, concerns, and challenges every day for the rest of my life and not be bored. It's just such an amazing field to study. I agree I could post on IP rights, concerns, and challenges every day for the rest of my life and not be bored.

It’s just such an amazing field to study.

]]> By: Mike http://mgmtnow.com/intellectual-property-and-start-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Mike Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:49:49 +0000 http://mgmtnow.com/?p=285#comment-37 I really enjoy your discussions on IP because it does have a Richard Stallman feel to it. Two groups would be interested in IP; the corporation who and the individual entrepreneur who are producing new things. For the vast majority of the corporate drones out there, IP is not their concern. I worked for a software company, and came up with several revolutionary pieces of software. Everything that I did became the property of the company. They got very rich off my ideas, so where is the valuation to the individual employee? Valuation is also a tricky business that is more art then science. How much is the next iPod upgrade worth to Apple? What if I invented an upgrade to Zune that would give it a capacity to destroy the iPod in the marketplace? Exactly how would you place a value on such an item? Everything that you invent has the potential to destroy the competition, so at best, you are simply guessing on the true value of the idea. What about the length of a copyright or patent? There are different legal frameworks that give it the lifetime of the inventor or twenty years. What if it is for a potential cure to cancer? Should we allow a drug company to profit when it is something of worldwide significance? The whole subject of IP is very complex, and it has numerous ethical and moral issues attached. I would propose that there is no simple answer to this question. What socio-cultural body could rule on what is fair when it comes to IP questions? If we assume our legal system, then that puts an unfair Western bias on the discussion. Maybe you could speak to these points? I really enjoy your discussions on IP because it does have a Richard Stallman feel to it. Two groups would be interested in IP; the corporation who and the individual entrepreneur who are producing new things. For the vast majority of the corporate drones out there, IP is not their concern. I worked for a software company, and came up with several revolutionary pieces of software. Everything that I did became the property of the company. They got very rich off my ideas, so where is the valuation to the individual employee?

Valuation is also a tricky business that is more art then science. How much is the next iPod upgrade worth to Apple? What if I invented an upgrade to Zune that would give it a capacity to destroy the iPod in the marketplace? Exactly how would you place a value on such an item? Everything that you invent has the potential to destroy the competition, so at best, you are simply guessing on the true value of the idea.

What about the length of a copyright or patent? There are different legal frameworks that give it the lifetime of the inventor or twenty years. What if it is for a potential cure to cancer? Should we allow a drug company to profit when it is something of worldwide significance?

The whole subject of IP is very complex, and it has numerous ethical and moral issues attached. I would propose that there is no simple answer to this question. What socio-cultural body could rule on what is fair when it comes to IP questions? If we assume our legal system, then that puts an unfair Western bias on the discussion. Maybe you could speak to these points?

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