The public is the loser when creative property is taken and here is the reason why.

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Whatever one thinks of the biggest corporate copyright owners, it is hard to think of much reason to celebrate when any country, even one with fewer than 100, 000 people, declares with WTO backing that it is suspending intellectual property rights protections within its borders for the creative output of millions of Americans.

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But with its Cultural Collection initiative, the hotel has partnered with several local and national creative outfits that will stage site-specific projects exclusive to the property.

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At the heart of most thinking about innovation is the belief that people expect to be paid for their creative work: hence the need to protect and reward the creation of intellectual property.

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The international conferences will focus on the on-going discussions about open access to education and culture, using and applying creative commons licenses, meaning and development of free software, and challenges for intellectual property rights.

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"If leaders in government, science, economics, public policy, intellectual property and philanthropy can come together, we will maximize the opportunities to develop and implement the creative solutions that will truly make a difference to tackling antimicrobial resistance, " Mr. Brennan said.

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