Citizen Think Tank: Intellectual Property Rights

The Threat to Innovation in the United States

Innovation has been the hallmark of success in the United States, but has the ability to stifle innovation in the US become the latest weapon in a globalized struggle for dominance? What is the connection between intellectual property rights and economic recovery? Who are the big winners and losers in the rush for innovation? This edition of the Citizens' Think Tank ponders these questions in a conversation with Stephen Shore, who for many years was at the forefront of the fight to protect the individua'ls right to innovate. Listen to the podcast, then click <<here>> to read Steven Shore's editorial in the February 2009 edition of CitizenNewscaster.com.

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