Bitcoin currency valuation through the roof
Glad to be the first to post this. The headline is that a man who purchased $27 of bitcoin peer-to-peer digital currency in 2009 and forgot about it discovered that it’s now worth $886 000. Also, cheers to Vancouver for having the world’s first bitcoin ATM (link in article). There are lots of fascinating implications […]
3D printing and IP
This article by Deven Desai & Gerard Magliocca gives a good overview of the ramifications of 3D printing for all three areas of IP (copyright, patent and trademark). http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2338067 I agree with the characterization of 3D printing as a continuation of the digitization of commodities that began with music and video files by extending it […]
Virtual Property continued…
One interesting angle on this issue is the difficulty posed to recognizing rights in virtual property that arises due to the ephemeral nature of video-game worlds. Evolving technology, capricious consumers, the game-makers’ efforts to keep their products fresh, and ultimately the success of the game over time all ensure that no virtual world is likely […]