Trolls Are Capitalists Too

My work with Intangible Capital intersects with the field and practice of intellectual property (IP). In conversations about IP, especially in my monthly programs at the Intangible Asset Finance Society, trolls are a frequent topic of discussion. In fact, some colleagues from IAFS and I ran a workshop about modeling IP-intensive businesses at the recent ICAP Ocean Tomo event that talked about the line between a research organization and a troll.

But I have never spoken up about my view. I don’t really defend trolls. I see the question in a larger context of the operating assumptions broadly held about business and ownership. Read more