So I find myself agreeing with Michael Heller that we're experiencing unproductive gridlock in too many areas because of overly strong IP.

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In his new book, Gridlock Economy, Columbia University Law School Professor Michael Heller paints a scary picture in which property rights--copyrights, patents or individual parcels of land--strangle the economy and stifle innovation.

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Michael Lohan accused Heller of unethical and criminal conduct in his representation of his daughter, saying prosecutors were investigating Heller for tampering with "a star witness" in Lohan's case.

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Heller said he was not aware of what Michael Lohan was alleging.

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