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"Intellectual Property"

"Intellectual Property"

Posted Oct 23, 2004 8:20 UTC (Sat) by shlomif (guest, #11299)
Parent article: A busy week for the courts

The term "Intellectual Property" should be avoided. Grouping Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, etc. together is not a wise thing to do because they are different concepts that serve different purposes. Furthermore, they are not property.

For more information refer to the FSF's Terms to Avoid list.


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