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Emergence of TRIPS
The purpose of the book is to explain the emergence of a more ambitious global intellectual property regime in the form of the TRIPS (Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights) agreement - one of several agreements to emerge from the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations.The main argument is that TRIPS emerged primarily as a result of good organization and transnational consensus building on the part of a small group of leaders of multinational corporations called the Intellectual Property Committee (IPC), and the coincidence of the perceived interests of that group with key governments such as that of the United States.In the last chapter, Susan Sell shows how these circumstances did not exist for other Uruguay Round agreements and that, as a result, those agreements were weaker.She also argues that the TRIPS agreement represents an overly aggressive interpretation of intellectual property rights to the advantage of multinational corporations and that a political backlash against this is already underway.
Brilliant study of the politics of intellectual property
This is a very important and highly topical book, which shows in an accessible and persuasive manner how big business has played a decisive role in guiding the international regulation of intellectual property protection. It should be read not only by scholars and students of international politics, but by all those interested in how intellectual property relates to and impacts on international trade, the global expansion of the US entertainment, software and drug industries, and also the health needs of people in developing countries including those suffering from HIV/AIDS. politics of TRIPS
This book provides a fascinating perspective on the politics underlying the TRIPS Agreement.It demonstrates the unique power that strong, well financed interest groups possess when legislative obligations are made at the international level.Anyone working specifically on international intellectual property issues would do well to read this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Financial    2. Foreign trade regulation    3. Franchising    4. Intellectual property    5. International Relations - General    6. International business enterpr    7. Lobbying    8. Political Science    9. Political activity    10. Politics - Current Events    11. Politics / Current Events    12. Politics/International Relations    13. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    14. International economic & trade law    15. International relations    16. Macroeconomics    17. Political Science / International Relations    18. Political economy   

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Competition, Unfair    3. Intellectual property    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Outlines, syllabi, etc    6. Reference    7. United States   

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An easy read and broad, but not deep
This was my first stop to decode topics I didn't understand because it's so easy to read.But this book is better for an IP survey course than for a standalone patent, copyright, or trademark class.For those, I had to look to additional study aids to cover the topics well.

Decent
This book has pretty good coverage of topics:Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets.
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Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - General    2. Intellectual property    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. United States   

Subjects:  1. Business & Financial    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business Law    4. Civil Procedure    5. International Trade    6. Law    7. Law and legislation    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Management - General    10. Politics/International Relations    11. States    12. Trade secrets    13. Uniform Trade Secrets Act    14. United States    15. United States.    16. Business & Economics / Management    17. Financial, taxation, commercial, industrial law    18. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    19. USA   

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Dated, Biased, But Worth the Price
In general, I am a big fan of For Dummies books.However, this book does not live up the usually high For Dummies standard for two reasons.This book was written at the height of the dot-com bubble, and GreatDomains.com wrote this book. Domain Names for Dummies
DomainIcons.Com recommend this insightful book to any individual who seeks to broaden their comprehension on domain names.Wow.

Domain Names for Dummies
DomainIcons.Com recommend this insightful book to any individual who seeks to broaden their comprehension on domain names.Wow. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Amateurs' manuals    2. Business/Economics    3. Computer - Internet    4. Computer Networks    5. Computers    6. Electronic Commerce    7. Intellectual Property - General    8. Internet - Web Site Design    9. Internet - World Wide Web    10. Internet addresses    11. Internet domain names    12. Law Of Intellectual Property    13. Business & Management    14. Internet    15. Ownership & organization of enterprises    16. Newman, Steve   

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - Trademark    2. Law    3. EU (European Union)    4. EU law: intellectual property, copyright & patents    5. English law: intellectual property    6. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    7. USA    8. United Kingdom, Great Britain   

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Invention TEXTBOOK
Some background on the author is helpful if you are considering purchasing this book as a means of learning the invention process (the following is a summary of the introduction): Prior to inventing several highly successful products, the author was a professional trainer. As a means of service and a way to fulfill his love of training, the author decided to teach an invention course at a local school and sought out a textbook from which to structure the course. No adequate book existed, so he wrote his own based on the insights gained from his experience.
Great Advice
Since 1987, this author has received 14 patents and has achieved a 100% success rate in developing and marketing them. This is particularly impressive when you consider only about 3% of patents earn any money at all for their inventors. In this handbook he shares his hard-acquired knowledge concerning product creation, patenting, licensing, manufacturing, and marketing.
From Patent to Profit
I doubt that you will find an inventor anywhere--even Edison--who has capitilized on all of his patents.Bob Dematteis has.I have read his book and have participated in his seminars.His is the most down-to-earth and valuable advice I have ever read in the intellectual property field.Rarely is one individual able to lead the way through the land-mine of steps it takes to turn an idea into a profitable venture.Just in writing a patent application the use of the word "and" instead of "or" can be enough to disqualify a patent's value before it is even issued.
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Subjects:  1. Advertising & Promotion    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. General    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Intellectual Property - Patent    6. Inventions    7. Marketing    8. Marketing - General    9. Marketing - Product Management    10. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    11. Patents    12. Reference   

Subjects:  1. Cases    2. Intellectual Property - General    3. Intellectual property    4. Law    5. United States   

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Covers the First Meeting With the Patent Attorney
Note the title -- for Scientists and Engineers. This is not an in depth text that will make you a patent attorney. This is also not a go get a patent yourself type book. This is an introduction to the process of getting a patent and what it is that you have after you get one.
Basic concepts in patent law covered by book.
This book covers the fundamental aspects of patents. The main emphasis is on the US patent system, with a lesser amount of material on Canadian and international patents in general. After a brief history of the patent system, major chapters cover, specifics of the US patent system, Canadian patent system, what are the requirements for an invention to be patented, interpretation of patents as technical literature, patents as legal documents, and what information is needed to defend a patent. Read more

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - Patent    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Patents    5. United States    6. Industrial applications of scientific research & technological innovation    7. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    8. Technology / Engineering / General    9. Technology: General Issues    10. USA   

Subjects:  1. Forms    2. Intellectual Property - Trademark    3. Law    4. Law Of Intellectual Property    5. Law and legislation    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Patent laws and legislation    8. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    9. Patents    10. Popular works    11. Practical Guides    12. Trademarks    13. United States   

Subjects:  1. Computer - Internet    2. Computer Books: Internet General    3. Computers    4. Intellectual Property - Copyright    5. Internet - General    6. Computers / Internet / General    7. Internet   

Subjects:  1. Great Britain    2. International    3. Law    4. Law Of The Sea    5. Piracy    6. Pirates    7. United States    8. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    9. International maritime law    10. USA   

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Good coverage
Many people get al excited when they first try to get into the music business only to get shot down by the many intricate twists and turns involving all the legal aspects of running a record label. Mountains of forms and paperwork with no understanding slowly stack up on the producer's desk with no end in site. The situation is a cry for help and that help comes in the form of information, information obtained by reading this very interesting book that details all that is involved with law aspects of this kind.

A must-read.
This book is hella boring, but its definitely a necessity for anyone involved in music. It clears up a lot of questions, and a lot of things you might have never even thought about. Reading this book is a must if you want a grasp on legal concepts. I also suggest "101 Music Business Contracts" from Platinum Millenium.

Necessary book and usefull information!
this book isnt all its cracked up to be but has plenty of really good onformation and examples hide inside it. from how to negotiate a contract to many other laws and such this book covers mainly all of it. for a better less boring book that has plenty of examples in it i suggest the book by ty cohen "101 Music Business Contracts" you cant go wrong with that one! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business Aspects    2. Entertainment    3. Law and legislation    4. Legal status, laws, etc.    5. Music    6. Music trade    7. Music/Songbooks    8. Singers    9. Sound recording industry    10. Taxation    11. United States    12. Commercial law    13. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    14. Music industry    15. USA   

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - General    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. EU law: intellectual property, copyright & patents    5. Law / Patent, Trademark, Copyright   

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I think this book misses the IP boat
I am not a lawyer or even a law student, as Corynne McSherry was at the time of the writing of her book, but after seven years (eleven years if you count the adverse effects of this book) of battling against one of the country's most aggressive law firms - and winning - I feel I almost deserve an honorary law degree.I also feel more than qualified to critique this book, considering a large part of the book's thesis tries to invoke the lessons learned in my lawsuit - Pelletier vs. Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Fascinating Explanation of University Culture and IP
I reviewed this book for the Journal of Technology Transfer.I thought it would be a simple explaination of legal cases and their implications on university IP.Though it had that at the beginning and end, the real meat of the book is the middle, which explains the university culture better than any book I have ever read.Without understanding that culture, it is hard to know the impact of the cases that McSherry cites.It is often a tough read, but well worth the effort to learn about the history of the copyright system, the role of the gift-economy and commercial ecomomy clash that commercialization issues force on universities as well as the particulars of cases that have the potential to dramatically change how the university functions based on the precedence of several key legal cases.Those whom I have recommended it to, have agreed with me that it is a very valuable book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Copyright    2. Intellectual Property - General    3. Intellectual property    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Public domain (Copyright law)    7. Scholarly publishing    8. United States    9. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    10. Law / Intellectual Property    11. Organization & management of education    12. USA   

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A resource that helps photographers price and control their work
Photography pursuits blend well with business in Licensing Photography, a resource that helps photographers price and control their work. With all the photography books on the market, surprisingly few address the issues of licensing as a way of making or managing works. Here a veteran photographer and an intellectual property attorney team up to examine the issues, explain how licensing photography works, and survey related issues from copyright protection and identifying infringements to release forms, agreements and negotiating tactics for both print and online media.
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Subjects:  1. Business methods    2. Copyright licenses    3. Economic Aspects Of Photography    4. General    5. Intellectual Property - General    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. License agreements    8. Photo Techniques    9. Photography    10. United States    11. English law: copyright    12. Photography & Photographs   

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covers all the major ideas in DRM
With the ever increasing pervasiveness of the Internet, and greater storage on personal computers, the issue of protecting copyrighted material like songs and movies is a front burner. The editors have compiled a collection of papers that describe the state of the art in 2006 of Digital Rights Management.
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Subjects:  1. Computer Books: General    2. Computer security    3. Computers    4. Computers - Computer Security    5. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    6. Information Technology    7. Intellectual property    8. Interactive & Multimedia    9. Internet - Security    10. Multimedia systems    11. Security - General    12. Security measures    13. Technology & Industrial Arts    14. Data security & data encryption    15. Technology / Engineering / Electrical   

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An Exceptional Resource for Professors, Students and Lawyers
In Copyright Law on Campus, Intellectual Property Lawyer and College Instructor Marc Lindsey provides, in a succinct, easy-to-digest 55 pages, the single most valuable resource on the esoteric law of copyrights that I have ever seen.Read more

Subjects:  1. Copyright    2. Electronic information resourc    3. Electronic information resources    4. Fair use (Copyright)    5. Intellectual Property - Copyright    6. Law    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Public domain (Copyright law)    9. United States   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Intellectual Property - General    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession   

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - Copyright    2. Intellectual Property - General    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. English law: intellectual property    6. Publishing industry    7. Reference / Publishing