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Sam Smith
WHY DO SO many of the people who talk about "intellectual property" not
seem all that bright? On precisely what date and under what
circumstances did an advertising jingle for a new type of tampon become
"intellectual property?' When I was writing one of my books, I had to
write for permissions. When I asked for permission to quote Woody
Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land," the venerable Ludlow Music Co. took
care of the matter in a page and a half. When I wanted to quote from a
book, the venerable University of Chicago Press worked its way through
the problem in one long page. When I wanted to quote eight words from a
Mac Davis song, however, I got a letter from some big LA law firm
wanting a synopsis of the book, a copy of the chapter of the book in
which it would be quoted, as well as all future earnings of my first-bom
son. I decided to write my own intellectual property. - Sam Smith
INTEGRITY IS NOT JUST HONESTY but a quality in which all the parts fit
together. Watertight integrity on a ship, for example, means that the
bulkheads are not three feet thick in one place and rusted out
elsewhere. Today those at the top often undervalue completeness,
consistency, reliability - preferring the momentary impact, the
single-minded pursuit, the exceptional event.
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Sam Smith
WHY DO SO many of the people who talk about "intellectual property" not
seem all that bright? On precisely what date and under what
circumstances did an advertising jingle for a new type of tampon become
"intellectual property?' When I was writing one of my books, I had to
write for permissions. When I asked for permission to quote Woody
Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land," the venerable Ludlow Music Co. took
care of the matter in a page and a half. When I wanted to quote from a
book, the venerable University of Chicago Press worked its way through
the problem in one long page. When I wanted to quote eight words from a
Mac Davis song, however, I got a letter from some big LA law firm
wanting a synopsis of the book, a copy of the chapter of the book in
which it would be quoted, as well as all future earnings of my first-bom
son. I decided to write my own intellectual property. - Sam Smith
INTEGRITY IS NOT JUST HONESTY but a quality in which all the parts fit
together. Watertight integrity on a ship, for example, means that the
bulkheads are not three feet thick in one place and rusted out
elsewhere. Today those at the top often undervalue completeness,
consistency, reliability - preferring the momentary impact, the
single-minded pursuit, the exceptional event.
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