Intellectual Property Discussion in the Classroom?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday October 26, 2006 @04:25AM from the examples-that-provoke-thought dept.

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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the guy who invented intermittent windshield wiper by yagu · 2006-10-26 04:28 · Score: 5, Informative

This could be a good starting point (an article listing some pioneers in inventions, and some of their fates).
Also, this article is a synopsis of Robert Kearns' battle with Ford over his IP/patent rights for the invention of the intermittent windshield wiper.