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The IP-skeptic activist groups took it on the chin last week, as their plans for socializing the intellectual property (IP) system hit a setback.

You’ve probably heard of the “No New Taxes” pledge.

Should Internet application providers be liable for illegal material such as pornography, copyright violations and civil rights infractions that pass through their “pipes” or through their service? The general principle has been that, so long as the provider passively allows traffic to flow through and does not look at or interact with the material, that provider exists within a “safe harbor” and is not legally liable.

While news reports of ExxonMobil's $10 billion first quarter profit sound enormous, for a company the size of ExxonMobil, it's actually not so large a number.

Here in Geneva at the World Health Organization’s Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property, there is a really bad idea floating around.

This presidential election will provide two clear distinct visions for what we do about taxes.

Intellectual property has always been an important foundation for a growing global economy.

Tough times lead to bad ideas—and sometimes, really bad ideas.