Using securitization as an upfront payment to musicians for future royalties, Bowie Bonds were a Wall Street innovation.
How a Contest Can Encourage Ingenuity
In Taiwan, for two days, people whose name was “salmon” (and five of their friends) got all-you-can-eat sushi. Offered by a sushi restaurant chain, the promotion created “salmon chaos.” Because you just needed an identity card that included “gui yu” (the…
When Can T-Mobile Own Magenta?
Included in a long list of color trademarks, magenta belongs to T-Mobile but the precise hue and the industry where it’s owned have been challenged.
The Lay’s Potato Chip Lawsuit
Lay’s Potato Chips became more than a snack when PepsiCo decided that a group of nine Indian farmers should not grow its special potatoes.
Why Aretha Franklin Should Have Earned More From “Respect”
Looking at who did not pay Aretha Franklin for “Respect,” we can see why music copyright law is being rewritten by the Congress.
The Amazing Innovations That Contests Create
Through incentives that encourage participants to solve design problems, contests can use the benefits of crowdsourcing to stimulate innovation.
Why Birthday Cat Is Grumpy
When deciding whether the Happy Birthday song has a copyright, we are really debating how broad or narrow intellectual property rights should be.
Weekly Roundup: From Apple’s Chimes to Boston’s Olympics
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