cr06, i must be boring...

I thought that the legal issues in design lecture was pretty interesting. For me, it made design more real and definable. I'm also intrigued by patents becauase i hope to have some someday (not because i want to be a patent attorney, because that sounds pretty boring). Last quarter in my entrepreneurship class i was in a group that created a concept for a new type of patent obtaining business, so i know a bit about the patenting process. I enjoyed the girl talk movie because its interesting to see how ridiculous 'the man' has gotten. Despite my little bit of knowledge about patents, i didn't want to join into the discussion because by the time i would have, it was way off topic. People obtain patents to protect their ideas. That should be allowed. While i agree that information should be shared (and rightly credited) for the greater good, people have a right to their own work. That being said, record companies should no longer be able to procecute illegal downloaders because music is everywhere. They need to adapt with the times and find new ways to make money besides record sales and lawsuits. Some patent facts; 98% of patents don't make money (because people don't consider manufacturability when obtaining patents) Done through the united states patent and trademark office (uspto) Utility patents can vary in cost based on complexity, but can be around $10,000. Design patents are much cheaper ~$2,000, but are easier to go around. A strategy for some companies is to obtain several design patents to safeguard their idea further by protecting similar designs

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