tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post7578372150333703991..comments2024-03-29T11:10:02.290+00:00Comments on The IPKat: IP and Entrepreneurs: Going, Going, GoneVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-14256324942637675712013-11-14T02:57:46.801+00:002013-11-14T02:57:46.801+00:00Honestly, There's no such thing as an original...Honestly, There's no such thing as an original Idea nowadays. Mind you, I highly approve of IP rights, I'm actually a viral advocate of it, it's my start-up conversation when I'm introduced to someone who's on par with my lifestyle. Anyhow, as I was saying, there's no such thing as an original Idea in the 21st Century, you can only improve what was done before. Or if Copyright is the case, then the one who advertised their products better, wins. But this is a broad topic, there was a debate about it at a certain <a href="http://www.theasoe.com/" rel="nofollow">Business School Entrepreneurship</a>. The conclusion was, there's no way to filter or stop mass theft through product imitation that are currently being done by some countries. The scale is too big to be controlled by authorities.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280256085352783665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-24703583585455667852012-02-01T12:05:15.305+00:002012-02-01T12:05:15.305+00:00Does any reader remember a presentation to a CIPA ...Does any reader remember a presentation to a CIPA meeting in Bristol some years ago by a Dr Winter(I think). He was first a professor of physics and then a venture capitalist, at the interface of money and start up technology. In that latter capacity he told us that naive investors derive encouragement from a patent portfolio, but that such a portfolio is no more than a "comfort" blanket (unless of course the start up is in chem/bio).MaxDreinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-35872380891053900502012-02-01T02:36:42.310+00:002012-02-01T02:36:42.310+00:00Anonymous
Thanks for the observation. I would be ...Anonymous<br /><br />Thanks for the observation. I would be delighted to be pointed in the direction of heavy-hitters in the start-up world who have expressed a different view on IP. Any leads would be most welcome.Neil Wilkofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200865773480720037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-90141024078542411622012-01-31T22:46:34.877+00:002012-01-31T22:46:34.877+00:00Never heard of these guys. Not even big hitters in...Never heard of these guys. Not even big hitters in the world of Start-ups just self-publicists. Now if people who knew what they are talking about espoused these views then it would be worth thinking about this for more than 5 seconds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-2972076873565938732012-01-31T12:47:58.890+00:002012-01-31T12:47:58.890+00:00One of my You Tube videos was flagged as potential...One of my You Tube videos was flagged as potentially infringing copyright. I knew full well that this was possible even though no damage is being done to the copyright holder. I wasn't interested in wading through the copyright act (it is helping block those very cold draights we are experiencing this week) so I posted 'at risk'.<br /><br />So, what happened? Am I writing this from my prison cell or a friend's computer because mine was confiscated along with my internet access? Well, no, it is still there and all I received was the following email:<br /><br />"Dear xxxx,<br /><br />Your video, xxxxx, may have content that is owned or licensed by UMPG Publishing.<br /><br />No action is required on your part; however, if you're interested in learning how this affects your video, please visit the Content ID Matches section of your account for more information.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />- The YouTube Team "<br /><br />I'm not expecting men with brown envelopes or sledgehammers at the moment but I hope to keep you posted on developments.<br /><br />The work in question is background music to a child's dance video as above and was likely flagged up because the title of the video is that of the song. Another video was not flagged possibly because the video title did not match any protected music track. I wouldn't be particularly bothered if the video was removed so I don't really see a problem with such copyright enforcement. If the copyright holder is really that bothered to waste resources on this then good luck to them. There are many videos of the band in question that have been posted so this particular (large) music publisher must have a more lenient policy and can see the advertising and fan-based benefits of such work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-32497055166019698572012-01-31T09:49:44.635+00:002012-01-31T09:49:44.635+00:00I think the problem is that for large parts of the...I think the problem is that for large parts of the population - including many young entrepreuners - the idea of IP enforcement has fallen into disrepute and they have a almost visceral dislike of being 'one of those people' who rely on IP. In the IT world entrepreneurs are almost desparing in some circumstances; believing that almost any product or service they attempt to launch is likely to fall foul of a software patent protecting some (seemingly obvious) concept. Others watch the extension of copyright terms or seemingly draconian enforcement (A Youtube video of a friend's six year old daughter dancing in the back garden was taken down because of the music which you could could just hear playing on the CD deck) with disbelief.<br /><br />The overall effect is to poison the well and make a certain type of person feel that IP protection in general is a tool only used by large, vested interests desparate to strangle innovation at birth.<br /><br />Not a view I subscribe to, but one I understand.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-3351465672714971332012-01-30T14:48:22.178+00:002012-01-30T14:48:22.178+00:00It is notable that the investors on the BBC Dragon...It is notable that the investors on the BBC Dragon's Den often home in on the IP position since that it was makes for a competitive advantage, and that the entrepreneurs are often either completely unable to answer or have been misled by patent agencies. I don't understand how someone can claim creativity as their selling point and then fail to protect their creation.Martin Locockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198668398629742974noreply@blogger.com