Interesting article in the Times just this week that highlights how creativity and innovation in the food / high cuisine industry is managing to thrive despite no copyright protections.
Thought it might be of interest given the discussion going on here. http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/who-owns-the-korean-taco/ "The conventional wisdom says that in a system like this no one should innovate. Copyright¹s raison d¹etre is to promote creativity by protecting creators from pirates. But in the food world, pirates are everywhere. By this logic, we ought to be consigned to uninspired and traditional food choices. " _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
