tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post6318789539044190527..comments2024-03-28T18:57:15.124-06:00Comments on Wash Park Prophet: Does Intellectual Property Promote Growth?Andrew Oh-Willekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-26130177083108118412011-02-16T17:03:39.127-07:002011-02-16T17:03:39.127-07:00Did Disney bank on China sales before making Toy S...Did Disney bank on China sales before making Toy Story 3, and now harmed by piracy there?<br /><br />Would Disney have produced Toy Store 3 if it were legal to download off YouTube?<br /><br />There are some limited circumstances in which IP laws can foster development of new IP: a stable an egalitarian society, a stable market segment, tort laws that don't favor large corporations, and an IP government agency that is rewarded on accuracy rather than quantity.<br /><br />Since these conditions are the exception rather than the rule, and since the conditions are not stable even when they exist, and since harm greater than benefit has come lately from IP enforcement, it might be best to just get rid of at least copyrights and patents.Michael Malakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007582156392845677noreply@blogger.com