patents

July 22, 2009 / David Bollier
Gene patents stifle research, inflate prices, and prevent people from getting treatment.
March 12, 2009 / David Bollier
Secret intellectual property treaty could profoundly change life on the Internet
July 15, 2008 / Tom Oconell
February 8, 2008 / David Bollier
June 22, 2007 / David Bollier
Patents can stifle as well as promote creativity.
June 22, 2007 / David Bollier
August 27, 2006 / Jonathan Rowe
Meet the patent trolls – a new breed of speculator that views human ingenuity as another commodity to be bought and sold.
May 12, 2006 / David Bollier
Inventing a better kind of patent that rewards inventiveness and promotes collective creativity.
February 28, 2006 / Merrill Goozner
An open-source system could reward scientific inventors, spur innovation, and make new drugs more affordable.
February 3, 2006 / David Bollier
Some of the greatest pirates of all time are still alive. They plunder the commons to fill their treasure chests.