423. Are Patents Good or Bad?

Ronni talks about her experience with applying for her own patent as well as her upbringing with her inventor father and his patents. Are patents necessarily bad? Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Ronni: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Ronni. Ronni: So, we just finished doing a podcast talking about intellectual property, which covered things like […]

92. Can A Person Own An Idea?

On past episodes, we have talked about property rights and why they are so important. It’s not too hard to understand who owns a piece of physical property, but what about ideas? Does one single person own an idea, or is intellectual property, as it is sometimes called, an entirely different kind of property? Links: […]