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Gene Cartelsby L. Palombi
Edward Elgar Publishing 2009; US$ 40.00Explores how patents have been used as an economic protectionist tool, developing and evolving to the point where thousands of patents have been ultimately granted, not over inventions, but over isolated or purified biological materials. This book questions whether the continuing grant of patents can be justified when they are used to suppress. more...
Piracyby Adrian Johns
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 18.00Since the rise of Napster and other file-sharing services in its wake, most of us have assumed that intellectual piracy is a product of the digital age and that it threatens creative expression as never before. The Motion Picture Association of America, for instance, claimed that in 2005 the film industry lost $2.3 billion in revenue to piracy online. But here Adrian Johns shows that piracy has a much longer and more vital history than we have realized—one that has been largely forgotten and is little understood. Piracy explores the intellectual property wars from the advent of print culture in the fifteenth century to the reign of the Internet in the twenty-first. Brimming with broader implications for today’s debates over... more...
Law in the Courts of Loveby Peter Goodrich
Routledge 1996; US$ 155.00In the wake of current criticisms of the legal profession, Peter Goodrich presents us with a radical alternative vision of the law. He examines past legal systems offering up the possibility of a more humane system. more...
Globalising Intellectual Property Rightsby Duncan Matthews
Routledge 2002; US$ 41.95Various aspects of the agenda-setting, legal interpretation, implementation, enforcement and revision of the TRIPS Agreement are analysed from the viewpoint of global business interests and from the perspective of developing countries. more...
Patents, Profits and Powerby Curtis Cook
Kogan Page 2003; US$ 20.70Patents, Profits and Power explores the rapid development of IP in the global economy and reveals theft, piracy and infringements on IP at every level, from the state to the individual. Curtis Cook examines the less desirable players on the world stage, why they choose to defy the law, how the rest of the world is responding and how you can survive and thrive in this environment. He also considers the impact of IP on our daily lives and how it has become a pervasive, yet virtually imperceptible force in many societies. more...
Licensing Best Practicesby Robert Goldscheider
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 150.00A definitive resource for professionals in licensing and technology management In this comprehensive guide to licensing best practices, esteemed members of the Licensing Executives Society International offer in-depth discussion of a broad range of important topics in the field of licensing, including: * Licensing issues in Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, South Africa, and Latin America * Technology valuation * Technology management consulting * Licensing agreements and strategic partnerships * The expansion of the licensing profession * Patent procedures and protection in Europe * Trade secrets law and intellectual property assets * Issues in copyright, software, and Web sites * Trademarks, trade names, and trade dress * Licensing... more...
Private Power, Public Lawby Susan K. Sell; Steve Smith; Thomas Biersteker; Chris Brown; Phil Cerny; Joseph Grieco; A. J. R. Groom
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 30.00Susan K. Sell's book argues that lobbying by powerful multinational corporations has moulded international law on intellectual property rights in order to protect their markets. It is a fascinating study of the influence of private interests in government decision-making, and in the shaping of the global economy. more...
Media, Technology and Copyrightby M.A. Einhorn
Edward Elgar Publishing 2004; US$ 40.00Economic consultant Einhorn combines discussion of law and economics in his examination of copyright and other intellectual property issues of media content. Eight chapters consider such topics as the economic uncertainty produced by the fair use regime, the economics of digital rights management. more...
The International Political Economy of Intellectual Property Rightsby M. Pugatch; Meir Perez
Edward Elgar Publishing 2004; US$ 40.00Examining the extent to which powerful interest groups influence and shape decisions, this book investigates the realm of intellectual property rights within the context of the political economy. more...
Copyright and Multimedia Productsby Irini A. Stamatoudi; William R. Cornish; Francois Dessemontet; Paul Goldstein; Robin Jacob
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 58.00Although multimedia products are highly successful, they are inadequately protected by existing copyright schemes. Stamatoudi considers existing legislation, and chapters treat topics including databases, audiovisual works and computer programs; finally, she offers a model for a European legislative solution. This will interest academics, students, practitioners and copyright policy makers. more...