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For Patents, Against Open Access: The Sad State Of University Leadership

Michael Eisen | It Is NOT Junk | February 15, 2013

Quick. Name a leader of a major research university who has taken a courageous stand on any important issue in the last decade. I know they’re out there. They must be. But I can’t think of one. Instead, I’m left dumfounded reading this amicus brief filed in a case – Bowman v. Monsanto – about to be heard by the US Supreme Court. Read More »

University Of California's Latest Plan: Privatize Knowledge, Take Out Lots Of Patents -- Profit!

Glyn Moody | Techdirt | July 1, 2013

At the end of last year, we wrote about an extraordinary attempt by the University of California (UC) to resuscitate the infamous "Eolas" patents that were thrown out earlier by a jury in East Texas. Clearly, the University of California likes patents, and the way that they can be used to extract money from people with very little effort... Read More »