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.
Category: Books
‘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
‘A History of Adaptation’ – New Book Tells the Story of Patents Past, Present and Future
A timely new book conveys the history of patents, their use and evolution, and how they have survived by remaining the same while still adapting
New Book by Debunked Author Claims Software Ownership is “Killing” Innovation and Competition
The author of a new book who was previously accused of employing junk economic science says that software ownership is damaging innovation and impeding U.S. competition.
Movie Producer and Innovation Advocate Jon Taplin is Confirmed as Featured Speaker for IP Summit Near SF
Jonathan Taplin, veteran movie producer, Innovation Lab director, author, Wall Street deal maker, inventor and ex-tour manager for Bob Dylan and The Band, has been confirmed as
PIPCO Does not Mean NPE — Few Public IP Companies Rely Solely on Patent Licensing
The term PIPCO – public intellectual property company – was born in 2013 at time when as many as 30 relatively small patent licensing business
List of 140 Leading African-American Inventors Honors Their Legacy and Black History’s
A recently compiled list of leading black inventors, scientists, engineers and creators, men and women, provides a compelling survey of American achievement in innovation in
New Book: Lack of ‘IP Consciousness’ Undermines Corporate Value
Businesses need to convey better awareness of IP rights and what they provide stakeholders or risk loosing billions in value. That is what a global
Inventors receive too much credit for Breakthrough Innovations, says best-selling author
A provocative new book by an award-winning author, entrepreneur and politician disputes the contribution of tens of thousands of individual inventors to major innovations, like
FAANGs dominate value and valuation says a new book by an intellectual property expert
Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google, referred to at the Big Four, plus Netflix, “dominate society, technology and IP value and valuation,” according to a new
42% drop in writer income attributed to growth of new media, changing attitudes
Value associated with small content generators and copyright owners appear to be on a similar downward trajectory as independent inventors and patent holders. Decline in
Patent “abuse” stories is the subject of a website and forthcoming book
From Michelangelo to Edison and Bell, inventor success stories are well-known. But patent and inventor abuse stories – such as inventor Robert Kearns’ and his
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