A contemporary sculpture
based on drawings by Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680), which were,
in turn, based on descriptions of some Chinese flowers given to
Kircher by Jesuit travelers. Who owns the rights to such images?
Algorithms and synthesizers, patents and inventions. The beginning
of computer music at Bell Labs in the fifties and sixties. The digital
tape recorder: The first time computers played music, with examples
from 1957 to 1980.
Faith
Ringgold v. Black Entertainment Television and HBO, 126 F.3d 70
(2d Cir 1997): A legal case created intellectual property rights
for a visual artist.
Part 1: Intellectual property from the business standpoint: The Internet
today is a real-estate game, a land grab comparable to that of the
late 1800s.Users are the ones who develop the product content,
and companies become facilitators.
