Intellectual Property Discussion in the Classroom?

Nick M asks: "I'm a TA for a Computer Ethics course at Lehigh University. My professor is currently in China, and I'm charged with the task of teaching the chapter on Intellectual Property. I have read the book (Cyberethics, Spinello, 3rd Ed.), and can see that this could be the most boring 75 minutes of their lives. What topics, examples and questions do you think would stimulate a heated discussion on intellectual property rights which would display the complexities of both sides of the issue?"

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Re:complexities on both sides?

[cliffski]

I see. so you werent planning on any drugs being discovered in future, any big budget movies being made, or any major pieces of commercial software ever being made ever again?
nice policy, pity it spells the total death of the worlds economy, and probably kicks 90% of slashdot readers out of work.
Class dismissed.

Go on, mod me down because you want to find a way to justify taking other peoples hard work. Its the slashdot way.