What I liked most about this video is that it really focused on particularly why patents are invented - to protect the creativity of people's minds! I think we usually forget that CREATIVITY is what sparks the mind and what allows for patents to be filed. Understanding the nature of creativity is extremely important so that we can create laws, legal terms and a legal framework to "protect" that creativity in the future.
He goes to describe the psychological bias that is prevalent around creativity and therefore, patents. I had never before heard of "loss aversion," which is a cognitive bias that makes all of us more willing to TAKE other's ideas, but makes us extremely angry when others take our thoughts and creative ideas.
We can just bring this back to our regular lives, where we feel "okay" taking homework and help from our peers, but feel that we are "giving away" our thoughts when we need to help someone else. I never really made that connection before to the world of patents, and it's interesting to see that we rationalize these bias' to create a framework that has transferred down to patent laws.
When we realize that our "creativity" is likely taken inspiration from other's ideas, you get to realize that our entire patent system for copyright laws and patent laws almost have it backward, according to Ferguson!
Payal,
ReplyDeleteLoved this TED talk analysis on Kirby and how to embrace the remix! Really loved your the details you included, and I think you did a wonderful job articulating all of the main points that Kirby included in his speech! Please keep up the high level of effort and quality within your posts!
Best,
Anish