I never thought of this has a new economic paradigm, but rather something that is becoming increasingly important in our society.
However, the intellectual property phenomenon is rapidly increasing. A Monsanto seed contract tells the farmer that he or she is renting intellectual property rather than owning the seeds.
Doug Henwood wrote:
> Sounds like you're saying that a lot of the IP hoopla is a fresh take
> on branding - a rebranding of the branding concept? - which has a
> pretty long pedigree in marketing. Seems a bit of a stretch to make
> it into a new economic paradigm.
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Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901