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No Stairway (Infringement) and the Importance of Shared Design Tools in Innovation

Xconomy

But as I explain in a longer blog post , what is copied is a common motif in song composition, effectively a design tool. No one can claim copyright to these things because they have been around for a long time and are now “generic” parts or common design tools, respectively. To me, a chord progression is an abstract music design tool.

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3 Things You (Probably) Don’t Know about Indiana Innovation

Xconomy

When doctors implant devices to replace a patient’s missing bones or support damaged bones, those devices were probably designed, developed, and/or manufactured in Warsaw. Warsaw, IN, is the “Orthopedic Capital of the World.”. Some of these entrepreneurs are faculty and staff members who license their own work.

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