Jim Moore's blog, mostly concerned with innovationInnovation in America, people, process, public policyShame on you Senator Patrick Leahey- August 1, 2007 1. What scares big companies is disruptive innovaton carried out by individuals and small firms. There are no scale effects in innovation. Bach, Mozart were individuals. Larry Ellison of Oracle famously says that software technology innovation can no longer be accomplished in large companies. This is why Oracle acquires companies ...http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jim/2007/08/01/shame-on-you-senator-patrick-leahey/ John Palfrey sent over this fine piece on the importance of a strong patent system for genetics research. The analogue to software is important.- August 1, 2007 BIOTECHNOLOGY: The Patenting of DNA &8212; Doll 280 (5364): 689 &8212; Science &8230;Without the incentive of patents, there would be less investment in DNA research, and scientists might not disclose their new DNA products to the public. Issuance of patents to such products not only results in the dissemination of technological information to the scientific community ...http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jim/2007/08/01/john-palfrey-sent-over-this-fine-piece-on-the-... |