Economics Questions

Re: Alternatives to Intellectual Property

acft — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 07:26:51 GMT

There is a section in this article that deals with IP and some alternatives.

Re: Alternatives to Intellectual Property

DanielMuff — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 02:37:09 GMT

Michel:

The mall owner sure have this right, but people could sell Gucci fakes outside the mall. Even right beside it.

Tru dat. But no law can prevent that either.

Re: Alternatives to Intellectual Property

Michel — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 02:24:48 GMT

@Dan Muffinburg

Software as a Service (SaaS) currently seems to be the most important alternative. No longer do MS and other software companies need to worry about people copying floppies, CDs, etc. and then distributing the software to to the non-licensed. Instead, the software can be placed in the cloud and data can then be sent to the user. With SaaS, I don't see how the need for software IP can be defended.

But if John buys the software and download it, he then could upload it in some website, right?

Another alternative is "the mall as the trademark office." Essentially, the mall--as owner and, thus, decider of what sellers can operate in the mall--can decide to only allow official Gucci-branded items to be sold in the mall. If another seller comes along to sell Gucci-branded items, then the mall would simply deny to them the permission to do so. This would be no different than a mall determining the quantity of restaurants, shoe shops, jewelry shops, etc. allowed in the mall.

The mall owner sure have this right, but people could sell Gucci fakes outside the mall. Even right beside it.

Re: Alternatives to Intellectual Property

DanielMuff — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:05:09 GMT

Another alternative is "the mall as the trademark office." Essentially, the mall--as owner and, thus, decider of what sellers can operate in the mall--can decide to only allow official Gucci-branded items to be sold in the mall. If another seller comes along to sell Gucci-branded items, then the mall would simply deny to them the permission to do so. This would be no different than a mall determining the quantity of restaurants, shoe shops, jewelry shops, etc. allowed in the mall.

Alternatives to Intellectual Property

DanielMuff — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 23:55:09 GMT

The purpose of this thread is to discuss non-statist alternatives to the preventing the copying of stuff.

Software as a Service (SaaS) currently seems to be the most important alternative. No longer do MS and other software companies need to worry about people copying floppies, CDs, etc. and then distributing the software to to the non-licensed. Instead, the software can be placed in the cloud and data can then be sent to the user. With SaaS, I don't see how the need for software IP can be defended.