tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post1473741786640709359..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Less trust, less IP?Verónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-69856213996358182172014-01-27T14:58:49.392+00:002014-01-27T14:58:49.392+00:00At a recent seminar, a Chinese patent attorney tal...At a recent seminar, a Chinese patent attorney talked of a lack of trust in Chinese society and its effect on enforcement of IP in China. <br /><br />This emphasised the importance of applying for registered rights in China, as other forms of evidence of prior disclosure, such as Internet publications, are given short shrift by Chinese courts. <br /> <br />So less trust, more registered IP!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-8486210187810804362014-01-24T15:43:06.371+00:002014-01-24T15:43:06.371+00:00Condescension - especially undeserved condescensio...Condescension - especially undeserved condescension - is most unbecoming Rich L.<br /><br />A better reply would be acknowledgement of the difference and noting why the difference is in fact important to an informed discussion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-66820847210824527912014-01-24T15:12:31.940+00:002014-01-24T15:12:31.940+00:00Anonymous @14.30: The word 'harmless' in m...Anonymous @14.30: The word 'harmless' in my post is in quotes. It's in quotes for a reason. That's the perception of large proportions of the public. That's clearly evident from the context of the post. It's clearly not intended to be a statement of my personal opinion. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have work to do: there's entire swathes of the internet that require further propagation of fantasy.Rich Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-82070928653262713082014-01-24T14:30:04.725+00:002014-01-24T14:30:04.725+00:00I find the title of your piece to be most odd.
Wh...I find the title of your piece to be most odd.<br /><br />When trust is low, mechanisms for ENFORCING trust rise in value.<br /><br />IP is such a mechanism, and the real reason for US prosperity (trust in government has actually been low for quite sometime - since the 60's, and Tricky Dick at the least) has been a STRONG US IP system.<br /><br />The notion of 'sharing' Trade Secrets is oxymoronic (you no longer have a Trade Secret if you do not protect that item as a secret). Any notion of 'sharing' when it comes to IP belongs in those systems built for sharing: patent and copyright.<br /><br />The last poster calling illegal activities 'harmless' is only propagating a fantasy.<br /><br />Weak IP combined with weak trust spells disaster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-77032805243376917742014-01-24T14:16:08.097+00:002014-01-24T14:16:08.097+00:00Isn't it likely that trust as an economic fact...Isn't it likely that trust as an economic factor is actually just a measure of how well the economy is doing? ie trust declines when the economy is doing badly, trust increases when the economy is doing well. From that perspective it's just a self-fulfilling theory, it changes with the (economic) wind, it's never in opposition to the state of the economy.Clive Brutonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-79764461151363208642014-01-24T11:41:26.238+00:002014-01-24T11:41:26.238+00:00No mention of copyright or counterfeit goods? Pat...No mention of copyright or counterfeit goods? Patent trolls will be an abstraction that most people will read about in the news (if at all). Surely the most likely point of contact between yer average consumer and any sort of IP enforcement is copyright and counterfeiting. Even if they never do it (or never get caught), most people will have had some involvement, no matter how tangential - moody goods at the local market, illegal downloads, etc. Surely these 'harmless' activities and the perceived over-reaction of ownrs in defence are far more likely to contribute to an erosion of trust?Rich Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-83899738717718002832014-01-24T11:02:51.650+00:002014-01-24T11:02:51.650+00:00As a slight aside, I personally never trust anyone...As a slight aside, I personally never trust anyone who wears a suit (including those specialised suits called "uniforms"). A former colleague once told me that a suit was the mark of professionalism. This may once have been the case, but I have since observed that a suit is primarily the mark of the liar, the cheat, the thief, the con-man and the humbug. Most of the world's problems are caused by people who wear suits. A suit is an indication that a person has advanced sufficiently in his or her business to arrive at a level where one has to make all those little (and not-so-little) compromises, and to sell at least part of his or her soul to some organisation or other. <br /><br />The business and political worlds are now full of beautifully-tailored people, and trust is at an all-time low. Coincidence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com