Publication date: 2008-06-15
Dewey code: 346.042
List Price: $134.00
Price: $123.20
Review Property Rights, Indigenous People and the Developing World: Issues from Aboriginal Entitlement to Intellectual Ownership Rights / Martinus Nijhoff Publishers / Brill Academic:This work offers an analysis of the Western formal system of private property and its moral justification and explains the relevance of the institution to particular current issues that face aboriginal peoples and the developing world. The subjects under study include broadly: aboriginal land claims; third world development; intellectual property rights and the relatively recent TRIPs agreement (Trade related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights). Within these broad areas we highlight the following concerns: the maintenance of cultural integrity; group autonomy; economic benefit; access to health care; biodiversity; biopiracy and even the independence of the recently emerged third world nation states. Despite certain apparent advantages from embracing the Western institution of private ownership, the text explains that the Western institution of private property is undergoing a fundamental redefinition through the expansion.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2000-08-09
Dewey code: 346.048
List Price: $160.00
Price: $120.00
Review A Global Political Economy of Intellectual Property Rights: The New Enclosures? (The Ripe Series in Global Political Economy) / Routledge:This book considers the contemporary disputes about the ownership of knowledge resources, discussing issues such as genetically modified foods, the music industry and the internet. Also examined is the problematic TRIPs agreement.
Publication date: 2009-03-19
Dewey code: 346.51048
List Price: $150.00
Price: $119.21
Review Intellectual Property Rights in China: Politics of Piracy, Trade and Protection / T & F Books UK:This book uses the case of intellectual property rights in China to examine how and to what extent market forces and knowledge development affect the relationship between China and the rest of the world.
Creator: Gary Libecap
Publication date: 2004-04-27
Dewey code: 650
List Price: $132.95
Price: $119.63
Review Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship, Volume 15 (Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth) / JAI Press:The papers in this volume represent some of the leading work on intellectual property. They address the question of how to create incentives to develop new technologies and how to protect those technologies once developed from theft. They also ask when valuable property might be developed even under weak ownership conditions. Other papers address how firms balance the tradeoffs in considering costly patent litigation and they examine the antitrust implications. Although issues of intellectual property rights would seem to be ones of interest only to obscure groups of academics and lawyers, they have become topics of everyday discussion among the regular population. Alleged copyright infringements by people downloading music from the internet and accompanying threats of prosecution as well as charges of strategic patenting to harm competitors in recent high profile antitrust cases have placed intellectual property into public and political debate. The incentives provided by secure property rights for promoting research and development, investment, production, and exchange are well known. These are the major arguments for patents, copyrights and other forms of intellectual property.
Publication date: 2003-04-10
Dewey code: 346.048
List Price: $200.00
Price: $176.39
Review Intellectual Property Rights, External Effects and Anti-Trust Law: Leveraging IPRs in the Communications Industry / Oxford University Press, USA:The interplay between intellectual property protection and antitrust rules in the communications industry is examined in this timely book, with particular focus upon the role of externalities in that interplay. There is substantial discussion of the innovation process and of how companies leverage their intellectual property rights in order to obtain market leadership. Particular emphasis is also placed upon how legal doctrines have developed to cope with these issues, and related economic analysis is also discussed.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2004-05-14
Dewey code: 306.45
List Price: $150.00
Price: $146.01
Review Indigenous Knowledge and Ethics: A Darrell Posey Reader (Studies in Environmental Anthropology) / Routledge:This book presents seventeen of Posey's articles on the topics of ethnoentomology, indigenous knowledge, and intellectual property rights.
Publication date: 2000-01
Dewey code: 341.758094
List Price: $150.00
Price: $146.00
Review European Intellectual Property Law (European Business Law Library) / Ashgate Publishing:This text presents a survey and analysis of European law and its impact on UK law in the field of intellectual property. Copyright law, trade marks, patents and design protection are all covered.
Creator: Paul L.C. Torremans
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2004-06-17
Dewey code: 342.085
List Price: $119.00
Price: $119.00
Review Copyright and Human Rights (Information Law Series Set) / Kluwer Law International:<p class="copymedium"> The idea of copyright, originally conceived as a means of protecting the right of individual authors to fair compensation for their work, has undergone a sea change in recent decades. It is now frequently invoked to safeguard the profits of corporate marketers of widely-used media and software products, and in this context has given rise to a surprising new conflict: the collision of copyright and human rights. </p> <p class="copymedium"> <b>Copyright and Human Rights</b> is the first comprehensive analysis of this emerging nexus of legal issues. In eight incisive essays, well-known authorities in both copyright law and human rights law present in-depth analysis and discussion of such essential topics as the following: </p> <ul> <li class="copymedium"> the human rights credentials of copyright </li> <li class="copymedium"> the relations between copyright and freedom of speech and of expression, from the perspectives of both North American and European law </li> <li class="copymedium"> the impact of U. S Supreme Court decision in <i>Eldred</i> </li> <li class="copymedium"> the relevance to copyright of the public interest defense in European law; and </li> <li class="copymedium"> the fundamental rights of privacy in an intellectual property environment. </li> </ul> <p class="copymedium"> In the years to come, more and more lawyers will be confronted with issues involving the interaction of intellectual property and human rights. As a groundbreaking work focusing on the copyright aspect, <b>Copyright and Human Rights</b> will be seen as a cornerstone of the debate. Practitioners, academics and policymakers in both fields will immediately recognize its value as a springboard to the informed future development of this new and crucial area of legal theory and practice. </p> <p> </p>.
Publication date: 1998-03-30
Dewey code: 346.730482
List Price: $119.95
Price: $119.95
Review Art in the Courtroom / Praeger Publishers:Providing legal analysis and touching upon social history and art history themes, this work offers an objective review of five art trials. Spanning the last 20 years, specific areas of law are examined with each trial: First and Fifth Amendments, copyright law, contract law, valuation of art, and misrepresentation. Art, outside of the legal vacuum, has been embroiled in a battle initiated by social conservatives to promote decency. Three trials involving this struggle and the National Endowment of the Arts are analyzed. The valuation of art is examined in the context of Andy Warhol's estate and copyright law is considered because of the appropriation of contemporary images by Jeff Koons. Although each trial is reviewed distinctly, all are interwoven to present major issues relating to contemporary art.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1995-06-30
Dewey code: 346.0482
List Price: $145.00
Price: $122.40
Review Copyright and Creative Freedom: A Study of Post-Socialist Law Reform (Routledge Studies in International Law) / Routledge:This accessible new book delivers in two key areas: first, a new way of thinking about copyright reform in countries which are engaged in the modernization of their copyright laws; and second, a new international approach to copyright regulation in the era of globalization. This volume draws specific attention to a number of special policy concerns which should inform post-socialist reform. These include the encouragement of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, the role of intellectual property in post-socialist modernization, the protection of cultural heritage and minority rights, and the close relationship between recognition of authors rights and the protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms. While these policy issues are generally important to intellectual property regulation, they are of special concern in the post-authoritarian context. This highly readable book will interest students and academics involved with copyright and intellectual property law and well as transitional studies.
Authors
- Elizabeth Bang
- Mark A. Cohen
- Stephanie Mitchell
Publication date: 1999-11-01
Dewey code: 346.51048
List Price: $251.00
Price: $188.45
Review Chinese Intellectual Property Law and Practice / Kluwer Law International:Although there is intellectual property protection in China, many companies, wary of China's much-publicized reputation for counterfeiting and piracy, fail to enter the largest developing market in the world because of an excess of caution. By detailing protection procedures that work, this very practical handbook opens the door to a secure presence in the Chinese marketplace. Chinese Intellectual Property Law and Practice covers every step a company's counsel or patent agent needs to take, from registration of rights to invoking the effective enforcement methods now in place under Chinese law, in order to ensure effective protection of copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets, and licensing arrangements in China. Written by a panel of active Chinese trade authorities - including practicing lawyers, academic specialists, and even a private investigator - the book shows how to: + transfer intellectual property when investing in China + license products and services successfully in China + challenge unfair trade activities successfully via the US International Trade Commission and other non-Chinese authorities + use Chinese media and communications to undermine piracy and foster good will + secure strong judicial enforcement against copyright infringement + combat creative theft of IP rights, especially on the Internet + evaluate the efficacy of a factory raid. Also included are numerous case studies from specific industries (including software, sporting goods, publishing, and luxury goods), a model contract, a bibliography, and a list of web sites.
Authors
- Gerard J.H.M. Mom
- Jan J.C. Kabel
Publication date: 1998-10-01
Dewey code: 346.048
List Price: $195.00
Price: $124.36
Review Intellectual Property and Information Law, Essays in Honour of Herman Cohen Jehoram (Information Law Series Set) / Kluwer Law International:This significant new work honours the tremendous achievements of Professor Herman Cohen Jehoram in the field of intellectual property law. Herman Cohen Jehoram put the Netherlands on the intellectual property law map through his organizational and academic work for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Association Litteraire et Artistique Internationale (ALAI), and the European Commission. He has also served as the voice of Dutch copyright law abroad and has been described as the founding father of the University of Amsterdam's Institute for Information Law. This collection of essays is worthy of the person. International in scope, the contributions from prominent experts cover a broad range of topics in intellectual property law reflecting the broad academic and historical interests of Professor Cohen Jehoram. Intellectual Property and Information Law not only represents a lasting monument to a major force in the field, but also offers a range of valuable insights into specific issues in contemporary intellectual property, media, and information law.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2000-06-01
Dewey code: 341.7584
List Price: $130.00
Price: $130.00
Review The International Protection of Designs / Kluwer Law International:Design is integral to our everyday lives to the extent that sometimes we are scarcely aware of it. It is manifest in every industrial sector from clothing to furniture, packaging to jewellery, household goods to toys, while at the same time it is intrinsic to the purely aesthetic domain of the visual arts. This book examines the ways in which the creator of such designs may seek to protect their work from exploitation across national boundaries. The work provides a basic introduction to the international legal instruments by which international protection for designs may be secured. It analyses both the Hague Agreement concerning industrial designs, which sets out a procedure for international deposits, and the Berne Convention covering literary and artistic works, which provides wider protection without registration formalities. The analysis includes the principles underpinning these instruments, the scope of protection offered, the conditions and formalities required, and the way in which the instruments interface with national intellectual property legislation. Lists of parties to the instruments and the text of the instruments themselves are included in annex. This book will be of great value to practitioners and researchers working in the field of intellectual property law and those they advise, as well as to designers and manufacturers.
Publication date: 1994-01-30
Dewey code: 346.730488
List Price: $119.95
Price: $119.95
Review Parallel Importation in U.S. Trademark Law / Greenwood Press:Over much of the past century, the law governing third-party importation of non-counterfeit, genuine goods has been obscured by conceptual uncertainty. In recent years, the debate over the "gray market" has centered on the fundamental reasons for trademark protection, and has raised the possibility of conflict between the two traditionally recognized purposes of trademark law-protecting consumers from deception and protecting trademark owners from lost sales.
Publication date: 1999-09-30
Dewey code: 346.730488
List Price: $119.95
Price: $119.95
Review Trademark Counterfeiting, Product Piracy, and the Billion Dollar Threat to the U.S. Economy / Quorum Books:Journalist and writer Paul Paradise gives an in-depth examination of what's been called the business crime wave of the 21st century-a trend that is already absorbing 5-7 percent of the world's commerce and billions of dollars from the U. S. economy. He explores the history of the problem, how counterfeiting and piracy are done, and how U. S. businesses are trying to battle it. With interviews, commentary, and anecdotes by corporate attorneys, business leaders, and private investigators, Paradise shows what is behind this appalling criminal industry, that ranges from t-shirts and watches to pharmaceuticals and airplane parts. This is an important, well-written study for anyone interested in world trade and the damage that violations of intellectual property laws can inflict.
Publication date: 2008-09-08
Dewey code: 346.0482
List Price: $180.00
Price: $119.19
Review Recent Trends in the Economics of Copyright (International Library of Critical Writings in Economics) / Edward Elgar Publishing:It is widely recognised that many copyright issues are also economic issues. As a result the level of interest in the economics of copyright continues to grow. This carefully edited book presents a selection of the most important recent contributions to a wide range of economic topics on copyright. These include the copyright term, infringement issues, administration of copyright, incentives to artists and open source. There is relevance here for a wide readership, from teachers and students of economics, law, cultural and media studies to practitioners and policymakers.
Publication date: 2004-04-08
Dewey code: 346.4048
List Price: $205.00
Price: $125.37
Review Intellectual Property Rights in EU Law: Volume I: Free Movement and Competition Law (Oxford European Community Law Library) / Oxford University Press, USA:This volume provides an in-depth analysis of the relationship between intellectual property rights (including patents, trade marks, copyright, and designs) and the law of the European Union. It examines the conflict between intellectual property rights (exclusive rights limited normally to the territory of a single Member State) and the principle of free movement of goods and services in the internal market. The various tests and theories propounded by the European Court of Justice in attempting to resolve that conflict are explained from a critical standpoint. The ramifications of the exhaustion-of-rights principle are explored and chapters of this volume are devoted to trade marks, patents, and copyright. Finally, the volume examines the limitations on the exercise of intellectual property rights as a result of EC competition law. Volume 2 will cover EU legislation which has harmonized intellectual property law and created unitary intellectual property rights such a the Community trade mark.
Publication date: 2000-06-26
Dewey code: 346.730482
List Price: $155.00
Price: $128.95
Review Copyright Law and Computer Programs: The Role of Communication in Legal Structure (Transnational Business and Corporate Culture) / Routledge:This book analyzes U. S. federal cases on the copyright protection of computer software programs, to examine the role of communication in legal decision making process. It is the first to apply Anthony Giddens' theory of structuration to analyze law in a systematic and empirical way. Previous studies considered law to be independent, objective and neutral, and even those that considered social structures and actors focused on economic and political factors. Employing the framework of the author, the work, and the use, this study attempts to show how relationships and struggles of the parties are actually manifested through communication, and how the strategic communication of the parties influences the structural environment of copyright law. There has been a long-running debate over whether and how the copyright law, evolved from the era of the print technology, should be applied to computer programs, a new work of authorship. Contrary to some cautionary arguments that modern copyright law tends to protect copyright holders while disregarding authors' rights, the struggle between developers and non-developers, rather than between copyright holders and non-copyright holders, was clearly manifested in legal arguments. The construct of authorship has been modified, yet remained central in copyright discourse. On the other hand, the concept of the use, despite the significance of users in copyright regime, has yet to be developed to play an important role in the legal arguments. [+]Moreover, the factor of whether the party was a developing entity, was found to be a single most important factor influencing the courts' decisions. But only when the party could successfully present itself as the one involved with developing activities, the court was more likely to accept its argument than the other party's. Therefore, it was the legitimacy gained by communicating the nature of the party, rather than the nature of the party itself, that made the difference in the ways the courts made decisions. This book presents how, in this process of strategic communication, the structure of copyright law was reproduced and transformed.
Creator: Peter Drahos
Publication date: 2008-11-09
Dewey code: 346.14927048
List Price: $119.95
Price: $119.95
Review The Development of Intellectual Property Protection in the Arab World / Edwin Mellen Press:Presents a study of the rise and expansion of trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS).
Authors
- Christopher Heath
- Anselm Kamperman Sanders
Publication date: 2001-08-01
Dewey code: 346.048
List Price: $133.00
Price: $133.00
Review Intellectual Property in the Digital Age, Challenges for Asia (Ieem Conference Series) / Kluwer Law International:What exactly do policymakers and journalists mean when they refer to the `information age'? What bearing do the `problems' they describe and the `solutions' they offer have on current global realities? Specifically, what does the Euro-American concept of intellectual property mean in a global context? Why is the idea of electronic commerce so difficult to `export'? These questions which clearly identify issues of crucial importance for the coming decades of human history are given full weight, stripped of ideology, in this provocative book, based on the papers presented at a seminar sponsored by the Macau Institute of European Studies (IEEM) in June 2000. Although there are no clear answers, the accounts and analyses presented here provide a wealth of detail that comes as close as we can expect at this date to the facts of the case. The focus is on East Asia, Greater China in particular, an area which (most social theorists will agree) offers the most revealing social context for the examination of emerging global trends in this field. Among the vital issues covered are the following: + the collision of indigenous knowledge with the Euro-American patent concept; + the idea of `digital commons'; + software piracy and trade `blacklists'; + the quality of information on offer, or (as the philosopher Baudrillard puts it) `more and more information, less and less meaning'; + the hidden value judgments of information technologies; + the postponement of more fundamental reforms caused by the belief in the possibilities of the `new age'; + the loss of values associated with traditional categories of information; + the commodification of information; and commercialization of the Internet as protection against its use by pornographers and racists. By examining the status of information technologies in East Asia, and the pressure to grant a level of legal protection to intellectual property owners that is hardly compatible with the present level of economic development in these countries, Intellectual Property in the Digital Age: Challenges for Asia offers invaluable insights into how the Internet and other digital technologies can be fairly and meaningfully regulated worldwide. Above all, these essays prove that we must appreciate how our understandings in this area are socially constructed, and we must look to the future with a broader cultural perspective if the global `information society' is really to materialize.
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Property Rights, Indigenous People and the Developing World: Issues from Aboriginal Entitlement to Intellectual Ownership Rights, A Global Political Economy of Intellectual Property Rights: The New Enclosures? (The Ripe Series in Global Political Economy), Intellectual Property Rights in China: Politics of Piracy, Trade and Protection, Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship, Volume 15 (Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth), Intellectual Property Rights, External Effects and Anti-Trust Law: Leveraging IPRs in the Communications Industry, Indigenous Knowledge and Ethics: A Darrell Posey Reader (Studies in Environmental Anthropology), European Intellectual Property Law (European Business Law Library), Copyright and Human Rights (Information Law Series Set), Art in the Courtroom, Copyright and Creative Freedom: A Study of Post-Socialist Law Reform (Routledge Studies in International Law), Chinese Intellectual Property Law and Practice, Intellectual Property and Information Law, Essays in Honour of Herman Cohen Jehoram (Information Law Series Set), The International Protection of Designs, Parallel Importation in U.S. Trademark Law, Trademark Counterfeiting, Product Piracy, and the Billion Dollar Threat to the U.S. Economy, Recent Trends in the Economics of Copyright (International Library of Critical Writings in Economics), Intellectual Property Rights in EU Law: Volume I: Free Movement and Competition Law (Oxford European Community Law Library), Copyright Law and Computer Programs: The Role of Communication in Legal Structure (Transnational Business and Corporate Culture), The Development of Intellectual Property Protection in the Arab World, Intellectual Property in the Digital Age, Challenges for Asia (Ieem Conference Series)Top headlines: 240,000 in-wall electronic timers recalled: About 240,000 Intermatic in-wall electronic timers have been recalled. 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