CMST 3II3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Traditional Knowledge, Intangible Property, Zipper
10 Apr 2019
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France (champagne region) e. g. , a song (star wars) Wars) e. g. , chair design e. g. , cerial box e. g. , indigenous traditional knowledge. Idea v. expression: can"t copyright an idea however, can patent the way the idea is expressed, the way it was expressed, the words themselves. Ideas that would not: similar stories (witches and wizards) vs. copying harry potter (protected by copyright, similar movie plots (talking mouse) vs. copying disney (protected by copyright, laptop vs. copying apple"s software for the macbook (protected by copyright) What is the purpose of ip: promote dissemination of ideas, rewards inventors and creators, balance creators" interests with those of the public. The two dominant legal traditions approach to ip: civil law (france, germany, quebec) droit d"auteur, common law (uk, us, canada except quebec) copyright. Droit d"auteur: copyright as natural right rather than legal/statutory right, a stronger right, should last longer, moral rights.
