Category: Policy

DA: China Tech Leadership Good

The China Tech Leadership Good Disadvantage Introduction The United States and China are engaged in an intense strategic competition surrounding the development and deployment of

Counterplan — Patent Pools

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Fast-Track for Green Patents Aff

Related: Green Tech Patents Neg Introduction The affirmative case advocates for expanding and improving fast-track programs for green technology patents in the United States in

The Anthropocentrism Kritik

The Anthropocentrism Kritik in Debate: An Introduction The anthropocentrism kritik has become an increasingly common and influential argument in competitive policy debate over the past

Racial Scripts K

This critique follows two main trajectories, both coming from the racial capitalism literature base. The first focuses on racial scripts. These are the underlying histories,

Fugitivity K Aff

This K aff simply organizes the anti-blackness and colonialism kritiks of intellectual property into an affirmative case.

Border Seizures Aff

This aff argues for seizing goods at the border that violate intellectual property.

Intellectual Property Commons Aff

In recent years, there has been growing recognition that the current system of intellectual property (IP) rights fails to adequately serve the public interest, particularly

Innovation Economy

This disadvantage argues that increasing IP protection hurts innovation and the economy because it will trigger more litigation, regulation, and compliance issues.