Category Archives: Innovation

First four draft chapters of The Means of Innovation now on SSRN

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Sean O'Connor

With all the moves and changes over the past year+, this blog has gotten very stale. Not sure anyone will even be checking in, but I hope to revive it.   The first four draft chapters of The Means of … Continue reading →

Categories: Art, Commerce, Commercialization, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Goods/Artifacts, Innovation, Law, Methods, Science, Services, Technology, Uncategorized

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Google Magenta’s AI melody and 4 Canadian songwriters

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Sean O'Connor

Google’s Magenta artificial intelligence (AI) project produced a basic piano melody that was then given a drum machine background (apparently added by humans not an AI program) and released to the public: https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/6577761/Google_-_Magenta_music_sample.0.mp3 Canadian media outlet The Star had four songwriters … Continue reading →

Categories: Art, Creativity, Electrical & Digital Arts, Fine Arts, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Law

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Digital First Sale at Asia-Pacific IP Forum

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Sean O'Connor

Recently I spoke on digital first sale at the 2014 Asia-Pacific IP Forum, an annual event that rotates amongst the partner law schools including UW, Seoul National University, East China University, and others. The event was hosted in Seoul Korea … Continue reading →

Categories: Art, Commerce, Commercialization, Creativity, Electrical & Digital Arts, Fine Arts, Goods/Artifacts, Information Technology, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Services, Technology Entrepreneurship

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Congressional testimony on Sec 512 of the DMCA “notice and take down” for websites

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Sean O'Connor

Testimony of Sean M. O’Connor, Professor of Law and Founding Director, Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, University of Washington (Seattle) Before the Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Notice and Takedown Provisions under the DMCA, § … Continue reading →

Categories: Art, Commerce, Commercialization, Creativity, Electrical & Digital Arts, Entrepreneurship, Fine Arts, Information Technology, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Law, Technology, Technology Entrepreneurship

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Students and Innovation Conference Video from IPOsgoode

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Sean O'Connor

In March, IPOsgoode held a timely conference on the role of students in the university innovation process. IPOsgoode is directed by its Founder, Dr. Giuseppina D’Agostino, at Osgoode Law School, York Univ., in Toronto. It has become one of the … Continue reading →

Categories: Commercialization, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Law, Technology, Technology Entrepreneurship, Technology Transfer, University to Industry

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