New comments on an old post
There is an interesting discussion in the comments of David’s post, Tech Businesses Recognize the Power of a Knowledge Commons.… Read More »New comments on an old post
No, the Other Bosman
Several years ago, I had an idea for a paper that was based on a coincidence. The first case to be litigated under the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (for domain names), and the test case challenging the transfer system for European football players, involved men who shared the same last name. The European Bosman opened the market for football players to free agency and limited the rights of football clubs. The American Bosman was a player in a market for domain names that the UDRP largely closed to free agency, by tilting it heavily in favor of trademark owners.
I never wrote the paper, which is probably just as well. The parallel doesn’t really work.
Tech Businesses Recognize the Power of a Knowledge Commons
Intellectual property rights are supposed to give people incentives to innovate. That’s the cherished grand narrative. But what’s actually happening… Read More »Tech Businesses Recognize the Power of a Knowledge Commons
Economics and Empirics
Economists have proved the existence of the time-money continuum! (Spotted at Marginal Revolution, via Conglomerate.)
Chamber Music and Social Norms
Matt Bodie calls this Times piece about the travails of the Audubon String Quartet “a great study on the travails… Read More »Chamber Music and Social Norms