Mark Helprin is a successful novelist. He is also on a mission to keep the content he and others create out of the public domain.
Author: Bruce Berman
Independent IP observer, adviser and author.
Guerilla War: Class Action Suit Filed Against Bored Ape Yacht Club Names 12 Celebrities
A 95-page class action lawsuit alleging conspiracy and misrepresentation regarding Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs names many well-known celebrities among the defendants. Persons named in
Most Cited Business Scholar: The U.S. Can’t Just Create Innovation – It Must Capture It
Despite the U.S.’s history of generating innovation, it has a less than stellar record for capturing and otherwise monetizing it. Digitalization and the ease of
Misleading Bloomberg Law Post Claims IP Litigation Finance is for Investors, Not Inventors
Opinions run hot and facts loose when it comes to describing providers of litigation capital, especially if the funds are used in support of plaintiffs
‘Seeing Jimi at the Crossroads’ – A Real Life Encounter
Thanksgiving this year coincides with the 80th birthday of one of the creative geniuses of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix. I had the opportunity to
Invention Licensing Today May Be Easier for Some Without Patents Than With
The news in much of the inventing community is often doom and gloom, but for Stephen Key, a successful creator and entrepreneur, the opportunities faced
Canaries in the Tech Mine? Deal Expert Warns of a Noxious Environment for Innovation
Even the largest technology creators appear to be vulnerable to weaknesses in the current global patent system, which according to a leading expert on IP
$17 for 1 Million Streams – Songwriter Says Digital Access has Devalued Content, Creativity
“Creatively music better today, because gatekeepers going away was helpful,” says singer-songwriter David Lowery,” but I think that largely it’s a much worse environment for
Warhol “Fair Use” Case is Heard by the Supreme Court – Implications for Inventors, Too?
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments for the Warhol v. Goldsmith copyright case, which will have a dramatic impact on content providers and the definition
Study Finds That Americans Have the Wrong Impression About Intellectual Property
An survey of more than 1,000 Americans from all walks of life has made clearer the extent to which people are confused about the purpose
Press Coverage of Intellectual Property Often Overlooks Companies’ Economic Bias
Two of the most experienced journalists covering the field of intellectual property say that the media does a poor job of depicting the issues that
Lawyer says the EFF is “Gaslighting the Public in a Crusade Against Patents”
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is at it again, says a patent attorney and former Northwestern University law professor, “gaslighting the public in its ongoing
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