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Intellectual property a reference handbook
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- ISBN: 9781598840469 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
- ISBN: 1598840460 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
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xvii, 318 p. ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, Inc., c2007.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Background and history -- Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Worldwide perspective -- Chronology -- People and organizations -- Data and documents -- Directory of organizations -- Resources. |
| Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2008. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1215 KB). |
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| Subject: | Intellectual property -- United States Intellectual property (International law) |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
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Electronic resources
- ABC-CLIO
This book examines the history of the concepts of intellectual property and the current state of U.S. and international intellectual property law.
- ABC-CLIO
In this timely and readable volume, law professor Aaron Schwabach explores the three traditional categories of intellectual propertyâcopyright, patent, and trademark. He traces their historical development from medieval times to the present and observes how intellectual property law has responded to successive waves of technological change.
Intellectual Property examines all sides of current controversies and crises in this fast-changing field, particularly those resulting from the digital information revolution. Because ideas are not constrained by national borders, the author focuses on intellectual property, including trade secrets, as an international phenomenon, emphasizing the experiences and contributions of a wide variety of countries and cultures. An essential resource for students and researchersâand anyone else who needs to know how to use and/or protect intellectual property.
This book examines the history of the concepts of intellectual property and the current state of U.S. and international intellectual property law.
In this timely and readable volume, law professor Aaron Schwabach explores the three traditional categories of intellectual propertyâcopyright, patent, and trademark. He traces their historical development from medieval times to the present and observes how intellectual property law has responded to successive waves of technological change.
Intellectual Property examines all sides of current controversies and crises in this fast-changing field, particularly those resulting from the digital information revolution. Because ideas are not constrained by national borders, the author focuses on intellectual property, including trade secrets, as an international phenomenon, emphasizing the experiences and contributions of a wide variety of countries and cultures. An essential resource for students and researchersâand anyone else who needs to know how to use and/or protect intellectual property.
- Fourteen original documents, including the Supreme Court's opinion in the file-sharing case MGM v. Grokster
- A detailed chronology that covers important events from a global perspective
- Book News
Owning, or at least having some control over the products of one's mental labors started to be an issue from the moment we humans went mental. Add globalization, and determining who created what and who gets to profit from it meets head-on with all the various laws, policies and cultural perceptions of all the nations of the world. Schwabach (law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law) focuses on information technology as he describes how copyrights, patents and trademarks shambled onto the contentious ground they now occupy, both domestically and internationally. He covers the history of intellectual property law from its inception to how it is practiced in the US today, the main problems with the relevant laws and their applications, and international protection. He includes a chronology, biographies of major players, primary data and documents, a directory of organizations, and resources ranging from books to online references. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
