Just in case you were having Aspen Summit withdrawal, we've been releasing the text of select keynote speeches from the event.

A few that may interest you:

"Copyright is Even More Right in the Digital Age," Sumner Redstone, Founder and Executive Chairman, Viacom and CBS Corp.

Right after firing Tom Cruise, Redstone traveled to Aspen to give the Chairman's dinner address at the Summit. In his address, Redstone made three main points about the importance of copyright in the entertainment industry:

-The Copyright industries are increasingly a major driver of the U.S. economy;
-Copyright compels creativity; and
-Copyright is fundamentally right for creator and consumer.

"Promoting Competition and Protecting Incentives for Innovation," Irwin Mark Jacobs, Co-Founder and Chairman, QUALCOMM Inc

Jacobs gave an extensive speech on the importance of patents in industry and addressed current calls for reform of the patent system. Jacobs also touched upon the network neutrality debate, explaining, "Although the name sounds positive, it removes incentives to innovate and could have negative impact on wireless."

posted by Amy Smorodin @ 1:45 PM | Art, Aspen, Big Tent, DMCA, DRM & Watermarks, etc., Patents

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