Patenting The Method For Posting To A Blog
Author Michael Crichton has an interesting op-ed at the NY Times today. He discusses, among other things, the absurd nature of how patents surrounding natural phenomenon (such as the human genome) are granted and used to stifle research and innovation (unless you pay the extortion fee for a license). While he doesn't rail against the entire oxymoronic concept of 'intellectual property' he still presents some good points -- especially in terms of patenting elements to a story near the end.
Via Paul Kedrosky.
Comments (1)
Curt Howland
As an author, I doubt he would go so far as to condemn the entire field of "intellectual property", since his livelyhood at least partially depends upon it.
Being the author of "Eaters of the Dead", however, he is obviously aware of the benefits of a rich public domain to draw from, something the Disney company is also acutely aware of but to which they have over-reacted in the opposite direction. "The Mouse will NEVER go Public Domain!"
Published: March 20, 2006 12:14 PM