Krissa
Willett
Link to my
blog: http://krissawilletts.blogspot.com/
IP Law Concentration:
Podcast
A full time law professor and formal engineer, Andrew
Beckerman talks about intellectual products.
He refers to intellectual products as those products of the mind. Not physical tangible items but items such as
trademarks, or copyrights for songs.
Intellectual property laws are the bodies of law that protect these
things. He breaks down the individual
types of IP law.
Beckerman talks about Patents and breaks
them down into two categories. The first
type of patent is a utility patent.
The second type of Patent is a design
patent, which protects the aesthetic appearance of a functional object. Companies like apple have been after other
companies who do not respect their patent on their packaging of computers. He explains how patents were designed to
protect the public. Patents also require
the product to be new it cannot be something that has previously been
invented.
Is Neutrality a Virtual
Taking: Podcast
Professor Daniel Lyons who has a degree from Harvard law
school gives us the run down on net neutrality.
The 5th amendment regulates broadband providers and Lyons will discuss
this issue. He uses Costco, a well-known
bulk wholesaler to illustrate his case. Costco
only gives shelf space to top brand names.
This is unfair to consumer and off brands because they must purchase
certain brands in bulk and there are not large varieties.
Net neutrality is about regulating the “on ramp” of the
Internet. Referring the Internet to a
super highway. Wiring is placed
underground to keep everyone connected around the world. In order for a household or a business to
take part in this a monthly fee is charged.
It states that large ISP’s such as Time Warner cannot stop the flow of
content through the Internet they are providing.
He used Comcast as an example they tried
to monitor the use of the Internet by Bit-Torrent users. This causes issues and the FCC got involved
and a case came about. Comcast was
accused of violating certain jurisdictions outlined in the law.
The Myriad Case
A pending case in New York and referencing
gene related patent items. This is
rather interesting because this is not a classic situation and I am wondering
what exactly brought this about. Objects
like gene sequences were patented and tested right before our eyes. This is interesting because something so
intimate and private has to be patented.
Is this considered intellectual property? Are these items eligible to be patents?
Resources
Beckerman-Rodau.
IP Law Concentration. Intellectual
Property Podcast Series.
Retrieved 9/22/2012. From itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/intellectual-property-
law/id388454392
Belt
Eric. The Myriad Case. Retrieved
9/22/2012 from From
itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/intellectual-property-law/id388454392
Lyons,
Daniel. Is Net Neutrality a Virtual Taking. Intellectual Property Podcast
Series.
Retrieved9/22/2012fromhttp://www.internetsociety.org/netneutrality?gclid=CIrO1ePDyrI
CFelFMgodMQMAKw
