"People are said to seek rents when they try to obtain benefits for
themselves through the political arena."

http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/RentSeeking.html




On 1/23/12, Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> rent-seeking?
> I do not understand.
>
> avri
>
> On 23 Jan 2012, at 10:29, McTim wrote:
>
>> On 1/23/12, Konstantinos Komaitis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> Thanks Avri for taking a lead on this - I have added a small paragraph on
>>> trademark enforcement. I really hope we get to do this and I would like
>>> to
>>> repeat if there is any objection in sending this as an NCSG position.
>>
>> It kinda smells like rent-seeking to me.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>>
>> McTim
>> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
>> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>>
>


-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel