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RECENT ARTICLES FROM THE STAFF

 

BROADBAND (Net Neutrality)

Comment of the Motion Picture Association of America to the Federal Communications Commission, In the Matter of Broadband Industry Practices
Notice of Inquiry April 16, 2007 (Filed:  June 15, 2007)


FINANCIAL REGULATION & INNOVATION

Our new digital economy (Review of Nicholas Carr, The Big Switch)
James V. DeLong, Washington Times, Jan. 13, 2008

The World Is Round: How To Think About Foreign Investment in the US
James V. DeLong, TCSDaily, Nov. 21, 2007

A Chill Wind For Innovation: European Court’s Ruling Imperils High-Tech Economy
James V. DeLong, Washington Legal Foundation, Oct. 19, 2007

America's Energy Future: Schumpeter and Electric Markets
Ray Gifford, June 5, 2007

The Equities of Private Equity
James V. DeLong, TCSDaily, Aug. 8, 2007

Out of Bounds, Out of Control: Regulatory Enforcement at the EPA
James V. DeLong, Cato Institute, September 2002
[Hardcover] [PDF]


SOFTWARE
(GPL; Patents)

Perspective: Has Google actually read U.S. v. Microsoft?
James V. DeLong, C|Net News, September 20, 2007

James DeLong was interviewed by Scott Draughon of My Technology Lawyer on KSR v. Teleflex, and on the Convergence Law Institute.
To listen, go to www.MyTechnologyLawyer.com/pastprograms and look at 08/03/07. Several subsequent interviews provide other views on the issues.

Perspective: So Much for the New and Improved GPL
James V. DeLong, C|Net News, April 30, 2007

Perspective: Opening up an open-source roadblock
James V. DeLong, C|Net News, Feb. 21, 2007

Hi-Tech Bigamy: Novell, Microsoft and Open Source
James V. DeLong, TCSDaily, Dec. 4, 2006


INNOVATION / INTERNATIONAL

Intellectual Property: A Tool for Cooperation
James V. DeLong, Futures, Vol. 2, Iss. 1 2007)

 

 

About IP Switchboard

Defining and protecting Intellectual Property is a crucial part of the high tech age.

Some impacts of IP are obvious: the promotion of innovation through the patent system, or copyright protection of music, movies, books, software, and other content. Some connections are more subtle, such as the effect of IP on international trade, Internet structure, investment and finance, and competition policy.

IP SWITCHBOARD connects these different areas, providing links to on-line resources, current controversies and news stories, events, and research, mixed with occasional commentary and the opportunities for discussion.

IP SWITCHBOARD regards intellectual property as one of the great engines of economic and social progress. But it also recognizes that effective IP policy requires clear definitions and limits, and developing these is a worthy challenge.