Questions For Discussion - Ch1

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Intellectual Property Course - K54CLC

Questions for Discussion (Chapter 1)

1. Individual discussion:
Please watch the online lecture given by Prof. Fisher at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ISstJYsCWs
and discuss the followings:

- From the perspective of the welfare theory, why do governments have to


intervene in the promotion of innovation?
* Because we may suffer from the undersupply or over-consumption of
inventions.

The public good are subjected to unique danger. The danger is that unless
government stimulates in someway their production, they will be generated in
socially suboptimal quantities.

5 main circumstances that can exacertbate the public good problems and thus
heightened the need for government invervention to overcome it

- Please discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the innovation-promoting


remedies?
- As a remedy to promote innovation, what are the main characteristics of
intellectual property system?

- Why IP system is considered as a second-best solution?


* Keyword: second-best solution financial./ negotiation or reconcilation is just
a way to come to a solution. The best solution is that 2 sides get win-win.
The author gains more benefit, the public sacrify more as they cannot enjoy it
freely.
- What are the main concerns when designing IP policies?
* - deadweight loss: the social loss when the economy doesnt reach its optimal
level of operation in a perfect market (it is a market where there is no barriers)
- litigation cost:

2. Group discussion
(please divided yourselves into for-group and against-groups of max 5
members)

Why do we need to purchase copyrighted software copies instead of hacked


copies?
Nhìn từ góc độ nào, góc độ người tiêu dùng/ công ty- những người sáng tạo/
quốc gia

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