For ALL my blog followers out, my blog will now be taking a new direction away from health/fitness and into computing in the business environment - ISM3004.
In week 1 we learned about copyright, and watched a very thrilling video with Disney characters to help educate the average person on copyright laws. Someone who successfully files a copyright will have that idea copyrighted for their lifetime plus 70 years. This is very clear and makes person sense.
A great example is Ron Popiel, the famous kitchen appliance inventor. In Malcolm Gladwell's book "What the Dog Saw," Gladwell discusses great inventors of ideas how these people thought of them and became successful. Popiel is no exception. He revolutionized kitchen appliances with inventions like the Chop-O-Matic. Popiel put tireless effort and energy in making this product which has benefited so many people. He should get credit and own the rights to the design he thought of, even 70 years after he has passed. His family should be entitled to that success because there should be great incentive for inventions like Popiel's that improve society.
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