Re:Houdini was an inventor, but didn't want anybody to know
by libertymcateer on Sunday January 29, 2017 @11:25PM
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The interpretation of intellectual property law in this is completely wrong.
* Patents must have disclosure because the trade-off of monopoly rights is that you make your invention publicly available and further the arts and sciences.
* Copyright doesn't cover functional elements - it didn't then, and it doesn't now.
* He simply kept things secret - we'd call them trade secrets today.
The description of intellectual property in this article is very misleading. The Smithsonian should do better than this.
* Patents must have disclosure because the trade-off of monopoly rights is that you make your invention publicly available and further the arts and sciences.
* Copyright doesn't cover functional elements - it didn't then, and it doesn't now.
* He simply kept things secret - we'd call them trade secrets today.
The description of intellectual property in this article is very misleading. The Smithsonian should do better than this.