Intellectual Property and Patenting Life

To Start:

• In your opinion, how should we protect creators and inventor's rights, and why?
  • What sorts of things should people be able to patent or copyright, and why?
  • How long should those patents or copyrights last, and why?

In Class:

• Patenting Seeds
  • "Vandana Shiva on Bowman vs. Monsanto," video by Democracy Now.
  • "Stealing Nature's Harvest," by Vandana Shiva.
  • Challenge Extension: "The Mystery of the Yellow Bean," by Sandy Tolan.
  • Challenge Extension: "David vs. Monsanto," a movie trailer by Journeyman Pictures.
• Patenting Drugs
  • "Trading Away Health," by Médecins Sans Frontières.
  • "TPP's Impact on Life Saving Drugs" by AJ+
• Patenting Intellectual Property
  • "TPP: The Biggest Threat to the Internet You've Never Heard Of," by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
  • "Mickey Mouse" cartoon from Wikileaks.
  • "OMG TPP" podcast by Planet Money, starting around 8 minutes.
• Patent Trolls in the US
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

To Close:

• What globalization and free-trade related topic would you want to talk about tomorrow?
• Do you have any other feedback for me about what we're learning?

At Home:
Finish your reflection on intellectual property.