Kirby Ferguson’s insightful talk on remix challenges the
logics behind the patent laws. Using examples that ranges from music to
technology, he points out that everything is remix. In other words, everything is built upon what
were previously available. However, the American copyright and patent laws run
counter to this notion by giving “property” rights to innovators. Kirby’s talk
reminds me of the first assignment that we did for this class. First assignment
Top Ten Inventions emphasizes the same theme that everything is a remix.
Ubiquitously used wheels and nails provide cases in point. Imagine how much we
would need to pay for an iPhone if Apple is required to pay license fees for
every component it did not invent itself.
To challenge the logics behind patent laws is not to say
that patent laws are without merit. Some inventions such as medicine
development require huge capital investments. If a new medicine is allowed to
be freely copied, then everyone will want to free ride and the medicine
industry will stagnate. However, if every piece of medicine is patented, then
it just increases the inventing cost for the future inventors. When this cost
accumulates, it creates a huge entry barrier and can also stagnate the medicine
industry. People in the legal field are still searching for the right mix of
polices to protect and at same time encourage invention. For such search to be
successful, these people need to recognize the nature of all invention is
remixing.
Great work on this video. This was one of my favorite talks we watched due to the building upon one another in R&D for industries such as music. I really liked how you tied this idea back to some of our earlier assignments, great work!!
ReplyDeleteGreat analysis! Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteGreat analysis! Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteI liked that you tied Kirby's Tedtalk to the first assignment we did! Made this a great, relatable analysis :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job on this blog post. I really like how you concisely but comprehensively go through the entire talk. I really also enjoyed how you considered both sides of the argument in relation to medicine- there are definitely pros and cons to this. Good job!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job here, Yi. This was, to my mind, a great TED talk. You summarized and analyzed it very well indeed. You have put a lot of effort into this class, and for that, I thank you! Keep up your concise and insightful material! Congratulations once again, Yi.
ReplyDeletewow good job! I'm impressed by the amount of detail that you put into this. keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteGreat post Yi. You had great analysis and I think you fully grasped what Kirby was trying to say. Everything is a remix!
ReplyDeleteHey! Great post! I learned so much! I also liked how you tied back some of the points to other things we have learned in class :) good work!
ReplyDeleteGreat post Yi! I learned a lot from your blog post and I really liked how you thoroughly yet briefly described it!
ReplyDeleteHi Yi! This is a great post, and I really like how you you very briefly summarize Kirby Ferguson's point, that the American copyright run opposite of the of giving “property” rights to innovators.
ReplyDeleteHey Yi! Great post, I learned so much and you did a great job putting everything together!
ReplyDeleteHi Yi. Nice work on this post. I really enjoyed reading g though it, and you made a good point about giving property rights to inventors. best of luck!
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