26 Eylül 2012 Çarşamba

Intellectual property - another stripping of worker's opportunity for economic success

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Romney's disdain for the working class isn't raising the furor that it should and it is worrisome. The employee's value to society has constantly been eroded by corporate employers. A worker's value for a job well done is his or her paycheck, and if they are lucky, it includes healthcare. And if you have a union - a pension may be included. But it is his or her managers or corporate executives that not only get the credit but also increased monetary value for the workers' work.

A casual read of the news finds examples of this erosion, for example Apple and Samsung patent litigation. Does anyone think that the work that the patents represent came from executives? Your employer owns your intellectual work effort. In general, it can be anything you think of doing the working hours, especially if on the employer's premises.

Now I am talking about those ideas and efforts that go beyond what one is hired to produce. But, in many cases, even those employees are not paid commiserate with their work product. And, in the end, who gets the value and credit?

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