CRI 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm, Star Wars Day
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Ip definitions, histories & context: summary of readings. Different people can own and create intellectual property. One of the very first global governance issues. Cdn approach linked to us, uk, france. Artists contributing to cultural flows v. inventing original, proprietary creations. Modern effort to privatize in order to make profit. Natural entitlement to the fruits of their labours. Creations of the mind as work is property. Ideas are property and unauthorized copying of that property. Copyright is a tool for the general benefit. Built together by society to create rules to govern society. Tweak power between intellectual property creators and owners The approach taken should be the one with the highest net benefit to society. Use results in depletion of the good. Examine star wars franchise as emblematic of the value of ip in cri. Look at lucasfilm and its sale to disney. How and why is star wars ip valuable.