IT Reflexions

03 Jul, 2010

The Fashion Industry As a Model For IP Reform

Posted by: Anca A. In: Innovation

Slashdot writes:

“In this 15-minute TED talk, Johanna Blakley addresses a subject alien to most here — fashion — but in a way sure to grab our attention. The lesson is about how the fashion industry’s lack of copyright protection can teach other industries about what copyright means to innovation. And yes, she mentions open source software. There is one killer slide at 12:20 comparing the gross sales of low-IP-protection industries with those of films and books and music. If you want to know more, or if you prefer text, the Ready To Share project website should give you all the data you crave on the subject.”

1 Response to "The Fashion Industry As a Model For IP Reform"

1 | Yves Rutschle

October 19th, 2010

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Wow, that was fascinating. I can just imagine patents being applied to fashion: within a year there’s only be one or two designs per manufacturers, and they’d keep the one design for 20 years.

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