The value of intangible properties for companies continues to increase. Intangible assets comprise, inter alia, patents, brand value, data, and software. Often, innova-tion activities resulted in in-house developed software-based internet platforms aimed at disrupting existing business models. A...

The assertion that a 'license' is simply a 'contract not to sue' has become a commonplace in both copyright and patent law. I argue that this notion is conceptually flawed, and has become a straightjacket channeling juristic reasoning into unproductive channels. At root, a license is not a...

Copyright offers protection to creative works, but new technologies put pressure on that protection. Copyright owners and technology firms negotiate over new ways of distributing and transmitting creative works. Understanding the shadow that copyright casts on private negotiations will allow...

This essay reflects on Creative Commons licenses and plagiarism norms. Among other things, it provides a model plagiarism tool that authors can use to indicate that they permit plagiarism of their works