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Pam is a Board Member of the Open Source Initiative and the principal of Chestek Legal in Raleigh, North Carolina. She works with creative communities, giving practical legal advice on branding, marketing, and protecting and sharing content. Pam has authored several scholarly articles, has a legal blog at Property, Intangible, and was formerly an adjunct professor at Western New England College School of Law.
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I like 25 years. Enough time that you can gain the substantial benefit of its exploitation and probably realize it during your lifetime, but not so long that it is archaic before others may reuse it.
All excellent points. I think Righthaven, because its acts were so egregious, cracked open the possibility that non-IP claims based on extortionist behavior by the IP owner might be viable. If you haven't seen it yet, you might be interested in the recent case filed in the Supreme Court of South Carolina accusing Righthaven of the unlicensed practice of law. http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/jun/29/another-judge-threatens-dismiss-righthaven-copyrig/ The brief is an interesting read on the standard of law in a number of states.