creativity
intellectual PROPERTY
INTRODUCTION
Wikipedia offers the following definition: “Intellectual Property is a juridical concept that refers to creations of the mind for which exclusive rights are recognized. Under intellectual property law, owners are granted exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as: musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols and designs. Common types of intellectual property rights include copyright, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and, in some jurisdictions, trade secrets.” (accessed 11-18-2012)
DECLARATION
Except as determined by the Policies of “wordpress.com”, I have not invoked – nor do I intend to – invoke any copyright, trade mark or trade secret rights of ownership for contents of this Blog. The traditions of the FEDERAL RESERVE and Cooperative Extension Service are key attributes for the institutional structure and function of NATIONAL HEALTH. Similarly, there are many other concepts and ideas that form the basis for the Initiative. Friends, colleagues, neighbors, my immediate family and my patients have all contributed. Before medical school, my undergraduate collegiate years nourished a curiosity about the character of institutions with an initial exposure in 1962 to C. Northcote Parkinson, C. Wright Mills and Eric Hoffer.
Since there are, possibly, a few concepts that are unique to the Initiative, I request that appropriate citation be used. Please keep your own copy of the Blog’s Page or Sub-Page cited at that time, since the entire Blog is under continuous remodeling. There is, almost, a daily effort to refine the content of the Blog. Finally, the true ownership of the blog belongs to the citizens who represent the extended family from my neighborhood and community. Without their altruistic volunteerism along with a free press and the heritage of our republic, the Blog would not exist today or continue tomorrow. Remember, only 9% of the world’s population residing outside our nation’s border live in a constitutional republic with the First Amendment rights that exist for all of my fellow citizens as well as myself.
For contrast, I am aware that 38% of the visitors to the Blog during 2015 lived outside the USA. Since January 1 of this year, it is 43%.
Paul J. Nelson
August 1, 2018