Brian Martin: Against intellectual property An Australian university gives a powerful case against "intellectual property" laws. Includes a long bibliography of books supporting the point.
Negativland - Fair Use An essay exploring whether artists, for profit or not, have the right to freely "sample" from an already "created" electronic environment that surrounds them for use in their own work.
IP Future This group is organized to promote discussion of intellectual property laws worldwide. It is hoped that a network of interested people can come together to begin discussing a future for intellectual property law which balances the needs of people with the needs of intellectual property owners.
Intellectual Property Issues An impressive list of links to articles concerning intellectual "property" issues, from all sides.
Roundtable - 98.09 An Atlantic Unbound roundtable on the future of intellectual property and copyright law in the digital age
Intellectual Property Compensation Via Tipping Article that proposes (with case studies) that tipping may be a viable compensation model for intellectual property (such as music and books).
The Mark is the Beast An article describing the change in the usage of trademarks, and how it stifles our use of our own language.
Library Juice Copyright Issue A supplement to the weekly e-zine Library Juice from September, 2000, devoted to the political and philosophical issues of intellectual property, especially as they relate to libraries and the internet.
The Register - Sneaky Cable Crypto Scheme in the Works Article exposing that the cable television industry is moving to implement a copy protection scheme that will allow movie studios and cable providers to control what viewers are able to record.
Invention Development Group Offers information on intellectual property agreements, patents, product licensing, and trademarking.
Giftfile Project A project to enable authors of computer files containing nonproprietary intellectual works (free music, literature, software) and their supporters (including fans, users) to participate in a gift economy.
Copyright: Guardian of Intellectual Property Guide to computer ethics issues and current news includes an introduction to the problematic copyright issues raised by digital media.
International IP Law Forum Features ideas and opinions on issues related to establishing and protecting intellectual property.
