# Intellectual property

`kaal:entity:intellectual-property`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 3 claims that carry the concept tag `intellectual-property`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself.

## Every claim under this term

3 claims across 3 works, 2017 to 2024.

**2017**

- [3067615-027](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3067615-027) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Legacy businesses own their code and can sue competitors who copy it, whereas open source crypto start-ups rely only on licenses, and this weaker incentive structure makes ICO investments riskier.
  > While open-source crypto start-ups have licenses that help protect them from competitor companies who may be using their code for profit, legacy businesses that own their code and can sue competitors who copy such code which provides a different incentive structure and makes ICO investments riskier.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Marco Dell'Erba, Initial Coin Offerings Emerging Practices, Risk Factors, and Red Flags (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3067615

**2021**

- [3782217-033](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782217-033) [mechanism/argued] -- The solution to the game theory problem of getting a player to freely give up intellectual property at one stage of a repeated game is to guarantee a reward at a future stage by fostering a culture that acknowledges past contributions, so players seek future fame by distributing their work in the present.
  > The solution to the game theory conundrum of how to incentivize a player to freely give up their intellectual property at one stage of a repeated game, is by guaranteeing a reward in a future stage, by fostering a culture of acknowledge- ment of past contributions.
  Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, The Importance of History In Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782217

**2024**

- [4900880-029](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4900880-029) [mechanism/argued] -- Intellectual property growth functions as a leading indicator of workplace change: industries and regions with higher IP growth experience faster shifts in job roles, skill requirements, and organizational structures.
  > Industries and regions with higher levels of IP growth often experience more rapid changes in job roles, skill requirements, and organizational structures.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Quantum Economy and the Future of Work (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4900880

## Verify

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