| > as I understand it video games are IP What I think wickedlogic means is that the term "IP" is often used as a catch-all term for legal frameworks that are very dissimilar, and the various sides of "IP" should be treated very differently. As a catch-all term it might seem useful because it's short, but it's often used to confuse and divide. As an example: for Free Software, -software patents are just a terrible idea -copyright is broken, but usable -trademarks are important Three different branches of "IP," with widely varying consequences and implications. If someone talks to you about "IP," ask them to be specific, even if just to make sure you're talking about the same thing. |