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The Knockoff Economy on ABC News

ABC News does a story on The Knockoff Economy, covering the book’s ideas on tech, fashion, and comedy. And implicitly — judging from the picture they ran at left — toys.

 

The Knockoff Economy on Microsoft’s TAP blog

Chris does an interview on Microsoft’s “TAP” blog, which is dedicated to public discussion of law and technology issues.  A good overview of the book.

The Knockoff Economy on techdirt

The great tech blog techdirt runs the first in a series of excerpts from The Knockoff Economy.  We’re excited about getting our ideas in front of this blog’s tech-savvy readership!

The Knockoff Economy on NPR’s “All Things Considered”

Kal is interviewed for the “All Tech Considered” segment — in which he and reporter Laura Sydell compare the patent-heavy market in smartphones with the relatively patent- and copyright-free world of fashion. The winner? Fashion.

The Knockoff Economy in Fast Company

Fast Company runs an excerpt from The Knockoff Economy — this time on how innovators in football and fashion benefit from something that economists call “first-mover advantage” — and how this can keep innovation humming even without the law stepping in.

The Knockoff Economy in Wired

We have a piece in Wired looking at court fights over smartphones (Apple/Samsung) and stilettos (Louboutin/Yves Saint Laurent). You might think these spats have nothing in common. But in fact, both are about a critical frontier in copying and competition: using design to gain control over function – and thereby gain control over markets. (Photo credit: Ariel Zambelich/Wired).

The Knockoff Economy in Time Magazine

We spoke by phone with Time’s Katy Steinmetz, who runs our interview under her incisive lede:

From the day kids pick up their first No. 2 pencils, they’re taught that copying is wrong. But in a new book, two law professors argue that in the fashion industry—and other creative fields—copying can be oh-so-right.

Read more: http://style.time.com/2012/09/10/the-knockoff-economy-how-copying-hurts-and-helps-fashion/#ixzz264GxQcAd

The Knockoff Economy on NPR’s Morning Edition

It’s fashion week in New York, and NPR’s Morning Edition interviews Kal on our book and what we say about fashion knockoffs. As he explains (and as we explain in the book), in fashion, knockoffs don’t harm creativity — they spark it.  And that’s true elsewhere as well . . .

The Knockoff Economy on Virtually Speaking

Host and super-blogger Jay Ackroyd interviews Chris about the book, and about wider issues of innovation, copying and intellectual property.

The Knockoff Economy in The Daily Beast

The Daily beast runs an excerpt from The Knockoff Economy — this one’s about the battle between Rebecca Charles, the chef/owner of NYC’s Pearl Oyster Bar, and Ed McFarland of the neighboring Ed’s Lobster Bar.  Charles says that McFarland, who used to work for her, stole the recipe for her signature Caesar salad.  But can a Caesar salad be copyrighted? And is Pearl hurt if Ed’s copies it?