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Good from European point of view
Intellectual property is now very different from 1997, when the comparable work of the eminent Paul Godstein was published.Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Intellectual Property    3. Intellectual Property - General    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. United States    7. Intellectual property, copyright & patents   

Subjects:  1. Antitrust    2. Antitrust law    3. Intellectual Property - General    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. United States   

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - General    2. Intellectual Property - Patent    3. Inventions    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Patent practice    7. Patents Law    8. Popular works    9. Practical Guides    10. United States   

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PROBABLY THE BEST COPYRIGHT HORNBOOK OUT THERE
THis is the best Copyright treatise out there for law students ( You cant haul NIMMER multiple volumes around with you )It is incredibly concise - has all the relevant cases that are the providence of lawschool casebooks. It lays everything out in a logical manner - Doictrine, Case, Policy & Rule ( elements). I highly recommend this. Aslo recommended is the PLI ( Practising Law Institute's ) Copyright Law: A Practioner Guide. ALSO Recommended is the Sum & Substance CD titled Intellectual Property - they absolutely ROCK! - Has a very thorough treatment of Copyright Law & Law School Exam problem solving / pitfalls

If you own only one copyright practice aid . . .
I used this book to learn Copyright law while in school.I have since found that is the essential guide for practice as well.Not many of my law school text books have made it to my office shelves. . .this book is notonly in my office, but it is on my desk whenever an IP issue arises. It isexcellent. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Copyright    3. Intellectual Property - Copyright    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. United States   

Subjects:  1. Consolidation and merger of co    2. Consolidation and merger of corporations    3. Corporate    4. Great Britain    5. Intellectual Property - General    6. Law    7. Law and legislation    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Mergers & Acquisitions    10. United States    11. Business & Economics / Corporate Finance    12. Company law    13. Corporate finance    14. English law: company law    15. Law | Business Law    16. Takeovers, mergers & buy-outs    17. USA   

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography/Autobiography    3. Copyright    4. Intellectual Property - Copyright    5. Internet entertainment industr    6. Internet entertainment industry    7. Law and legislation    8. Lawyers & Judges    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Media & the Law    11. Music    12. Piracy (Copyright)    13. United States    14. Licensing, gaming & club law    15. USA   

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Really provocative
I loved this illuminating and thought-provoking book.Lessig makes a compelling argument against extended copyright laws and other issues that may interfere with creating new projects based on derivative works.
Intellectual Property Rights & HIV/AIDS
Like we need another review here. Anyhow, my 2 bits . . . because no one else has mentioned it.
a fantastic read. well crafted - couldn't put it down!
i am a content creator myself (artist and graphic designer) and this presented issues of intellectual property, copyrights and file sharing in a proper perspective. lessig stays fairly moderate throughout, borrowing rally cries from both the left and the right. the reviewer who called him a "communist" has obviously not read the whole book. a person of such limited mental faculty probably had difficulty finishing it.
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Subjects:  1. Art    2. Communications    3. General    4. Intellectual Property    5. Intellectual Property - General    6. Law Of Intellectual Property    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Mass Communication    9. Mass media    10. Media & the Law    11. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    12. Political Science    13. Politics/International Relations    14. Technological innovations    15. United States    16. Cultural studies    17. Media, information & communication industries    18. Political Science / General   

Subjects:  1. Artists    2. Cases    3. Cultural property    4. Intellectual Property - General    5. Law    6. Law and art    7. Law and legislation    8. Legal status, laws, etc.    9. Protection    10. United States   

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Pretty Well-done book on IP
Overall, I thought this book was pretty well-done.
Top case-book on IP
The authors are luminaries of Boalt, UC Berkeley. The book is for students, and therefore concentrates on precedents. For European lawyers, better versed in commentaries and systematic works, this always is a problem. As such the work is the best, talking of high tech and intellectual property law.Do not forget "Software and Internet Law" by the same authors + Pam Samuelson. Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age
This book is an excellent text dealing with multiple aspects of American intellectual property law.As a Canadian law student I found its approach of using first principles to introduce readers to the basics of intellectual property law very useful.From the first principles of copywright, trademark and patent law the book proceeds to give an insightful exposition of the developments of each of these areas of law in response to recent developments in the sciences.While some attention is paid to biotechnology in the patent section of the book, most of the work focusses on the impact of developments in intellectual property law as a result of information technology.Not only is this book timely but it also gives a very in depth analysis of these timely issues that I have not come across in other texts on the subject.I have just completed my LL.B at an excellent Canadian Law school.I specialised almost entirely in intellectual property law and found this to be my favourite text. Not just amongst my IP courses but amongst all the courses that it was my pleasure to take.If you are interested in IP and you want an understanding of it based Utilitarian first principles this book is an excellent resourse. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - General    2. Intellectual property    3. Law    4. Law and legislation    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Technological innovations    7. United States   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Developing countries    4. Development - Business Development    5. Intellectual Property - General    6. Intellectual property    7. Intellectual property (Interna    8. Intellectual property (International law)    9. International    10. Legal Reference / Law Profession    11. Personal Finance - Investing    12. Public Policy - Economic Policy    13. Business & Economics / Economic Development    14. Business & Management    15. Central government policies    16. Economics | Developmental    17. Investment & securities    18. Personal finance    19. Political economy   

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Readable propoganda
I just finished this book, and I disagree with the previous commentor.The book is highly readable.But it is clearly propoganda.I agree with the raters that give it low stars.If you want to learn about this topic, this is probably your worst starting point if you have any interest in a fair overview.

An important book even if it is unreadable
I found reading Darknet like reading a novel by James Joyce - next to impossible.There is far to much jargon.The book reads like an extended blog.This book was clearly written for insiders - the people who are familiar with technology and working with it everyday.The problem is the issues raised in this book effect all of us.People who need to read and understand these issues will either misread it - as many of the reviewers here did, or fail to understand it.

Gives the people what they want to hear at artists' expense
This book makes me very very angry, and not in the way that the author wants.He clearly wants me to be angry at big media for keeping me from doing what I want with my content whenever and wherever I want to.He gives story after well told story of how the law stops people from doing clever and creative things like adding video to their Sunday sermons.But he completely ignores the artist.Without the artist, his big media has nothing to offer.Doing the things he advocates makes it impossible for the digital artist to earn a living in their primary medium.That is why the laws that he so wants to change are there in the first place.He wants you to forget that by telling one side of the story.I, as a digital artist struggling to make a living, cannot forget that side of things. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer - Internet    2. Digital Electronics    3. Digital media    4. General    5. Intellectual property    6. Interactive & Multimedia    7. Internet    8. Internet - General    9. Mass Communication Media And Society    10. Performing Arts    11. Performing Arts/Dance    12. Social Aspects - General    13. Social aspects    14. United States    15. Network security    16. Performing Arts / General   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Business & Economics    3. Business/Economics    4. China    5. Corporate Finance    6. Exports & Imports    7. Intellectual property    8. Investments, Foreign    9. Law and legislation    10. Legal Reference / Law Profession    11. Business & Economics / General    12. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    13. International business    14. Multinationals   

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Save me....
Being in the copyright profession I have read numerous copyright and IP related books and this one is the worst one I have ever suffered through.I actually had Moser as a professor in college and thought I would give his book a try.I'm not sure why sinceevery student hated his class with a passion.But I figured surely his book would be somewhat better.....I was wrong.This book is no different than most of what is out there.It gives no new perspective, just rehashes the same old same old we have been hearing about for years.I had a hard time with this book keeping my attention.If you are completely new to copyright and IP one could benefit, but I think there are other books out there that are easier to read and give a great overview.If you are an IP "scholar" skip it completely.You will be bored to tears.

Great Book For Musicians
This is a very useful and practical book especially for musicians like myself who want to know how their music is legally protected. Its written in an easy to understand style with lots of interesting examples. If you want to learn about copyright, this book is well worth it.

Exceptionally Informative Book
Music Copyright For The New Millennium is an extremely useful reference for anyone involved in the music industry. The book's author, David Moser, writes in a very easy to understand style and provides many examples and tips to illustrate how copyright law really applies to real life situations. It also clears up many of the common misconceptions musicians have about registering copyrights, co-ownership of songs, etc. The last chapter which covers the most currently controversial issues involving copyright and the use of music on Internet is especially informative. If this book existed when I started my career in the music industry, I would have been much more knowledgeable and avoided many problems. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business Aspects    2. Copyright    3. Intellectual Property - Copyright    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Music    7. Music/Songbooks    8. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    9. Reference    10. United States    11. Computers / General    12. Music / Reference    13. Music industry   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business Law    3. Intellectual Property    4. Intellectual Property - General    5. Law    6. Law and legislation    7. License agreements    8. Management    9. Marketing - Product Management    10. Research, Industrial    11. Technology transfer    12. United States    13. Business & Management    14. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    15. Law / Intellectual Property    16. USA   

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An excellent scholarly work
In reading this review, keep in mind that I am a lay person in the truest sense of the word, and so I brought no prior understanding to the subject of "cultural ownership" in reading this book.With that caveat, my review:
long overdue, but something awry
How much we need a book that looks with unjaundiced eyes on the issue of cultural ownership and cultural appropriation.This is that book, but with a caveat:there is something slightly out of balance here, with the overbalance being in the form of abias toward an intellectual definition of ownership. Brown is a scholar, and a worthy one.As such, his virtue is a healthy skepticism toward all points of view, rather than an unreflective sympathy toward each.In a sense, he is a debunker, not a sequential believer, and this places him in a distinct relationship to his material that seems to this reader to militate against a sympathy toward that which cannot be explicated or analyzed by rational means.I know I am getting murky here.But the simple fact is that you cannot do justice to non-analytical traditions and points of view by the application of analysis.This is perhaps better explained by demonstration in a wonderfully subtle treatise by Kent Nerburn called Neither Wolf nor Dog.Here, in the guise of a novel or some sort of fictionalized non-fiction, a man who has lived with native people takes on the subject from a different angle.He, too, comes up a bit short by using a device that is perhaps too clever by half.But he gets me closer to an understanding by embodying conflicting points of view and expressing them with the conviction of different systems of belief.I suggest that the reader consider both these books as distinct halfs to a very difficult whole.Though the distance between them is great, it is in the space in the center that some true understanding of the problem of cultural appropriation and ownership will be found. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cultural property    2. General    3. Indigenous peoples    4. Intellectual property    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Legal status, laws, etc    8. Property    9. Protection    10. Cultural studies    11. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    12. Law / Property   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Finance    5. Intellectual Property - General    6. Knowledge Capital    7. Business & Economics / Knowledge Capital    8. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    9. USA   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Computer & Internet    3. Computer Books: Internet General    4. Copyright Law    5. Copyright and electronic data    6. Copyright and electronic data processing    7. Cybernetics    8. Cyberspace    9. Fair use (Copyright)    10. Intellectual Property - Copyright    11. Law    12. Legal Reference / Law Profession    13. United States    14. Automation of library & information processes    15. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    16. USA   

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Not too helpful
The title made buying the book interesting, but I was kind of disappointed when I purchased the book.For someone with a good quantitative background or some real experience dealing with real options and monte carlo simulation, this book would prove to be frustrating.It takes shortcuts by using (to the point of promoting) the Crystal Ball software by Decisioneering.Unfortunately, the book doesn't come with a trial software of Crystal Ball like some other real options books, so you only have to rely on the pictures in the book.Aside from this, the discussion of many topics is very watered-down.The author doesn't go in too much depth, and there is not much takeaway from this book.I suggest buying a different book for your needs.

A Results-Based Approach
While preparing for a negotiation the objective is to identify risks and rewards.The point of the negotiation is to capture value while finding terms value-enhancing to all parties.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Law    4. Leadership    5. Management - General    6. Monte Carlo method    7. Negotiating    8. Negotiation in business    9. Numerical Analysis    10. Probability & Statistics - General    11. Business negotiation    12. Law / Intellectual Property    13. Management decision making   

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Excellent material - decent "entertain level"
I've listened to about 10 audio CD's for law school courses.Either the speaker is absolutely dry as hell (to the point where the CD's should be outlawed in the car for risk of falling asleep at the wheel) or the material covered is extremely sparse, out of date, or outright wrong.This is one of the best.Covers the most important topics, is presented logically, he goes into some intersting cases.The best is that the CD's are very well indexed, so you can easily jump to a section. (Unlike other CD's which are one friggin track, so you have to listen to the whole CD straight through.)

Not much sum, no substance
I have purchased dozens of books and CDs from Amazon, a few of which disappointed me, but none has ever motivated me to write a negative review... until now.This is the third Sum&Substance CD set I've purchased.I was thrilled with the first two, filled with informative and even gripping, eloquent prose by professors who knew their subject so well they could speak extemporaneously about it for hours.This one, however, is unlistenable.
A MUST HAVE FOR SCHECTER & THOMAS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
John THomas ( co-author of the superbe Schecter & Thomas - IP casebook/treatise ) has done an absolute masterful job on these CD's. One of the problems with an IP Overview course is that 1) the topic is vast & 2) it is usually presented in an illogical sequence ( for exam problem solving ). Here, Thomas presents the topics in a logical "problem analysis" flow. His discussions were incredibly succinct - like a laser. He encapsules 1 hour of classroom discussion - into mere minutes. Better, THomas's lectures track his book & he even uses the case squibs as discussion points & examples. He presents this material much like the old "Audio Text TOur" law series - which are now unfortunately out of print. I kicked ass on very challenging comprehensive 3 docrine final exam. I COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THESE CDS!! I CANNOT RECOMMEND THESE CDS ENOUGH! - THANKS JOHN THOMAS !!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Audio Adult: Books On Tape    2. Intellectual Property - General    3. Law   

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Non-Quantitiative & of Limited Value
For individuals actually interested in quantitative measurements of intellectual property value, this book is largely a waste of time.The text is full of a lot of business school "value creation" idealism and has little practical value in my opinion.Indeed, for those really interested in valuing intellectual property and intangible assets, see the associated book by Gordon V. Smith and Russell L. Parr.This text has everything you are looking for and this book is unnecessary.

Good quick Introduction
This book has its good points and its bad points. The good thing is that it is very well written, concise and easy to read. It brings important points to light and is a good start at dealing with a large complex issue. The bad aspect is that the book tends to rely on the experience of the author in developing the models that are at the heart of the book, rather on validated and tested truths. An invaluable introduction to IC Management
"In 1999, CEO Magazine and Arthur Andersen hosted a roundtable luncheon for CEOs interested in discussing intellectual capital (IC) and its impact on the firm as we know it. The luncheon drew 17 CEOsrepresenting both manufacturing and service industry companies. All wereintrigued by the potential hidden value that the intellectual capitalperspective suggests lies untapped within their businesses, but none knewwhat kinds of value they could obtain from their company's intangibleassets or how they might go about it. They just knew that there was hiddenvalue in their companies and that it was somehow wrapped up in thethoughts, skills, innovations, and abilities of their employees. Theywanted to learn more about this value: how to harness it, direct it, andextract value from it. This book is written for those CEOs and for anyoneelse who wants to know how to extract the hidden value that resides withinthe firm's intellectual capital. As of this writing dozens of firmsactively engage in extracting value from their IC. The people directing theactivities for these firms have formed a community(called the ICMGathering) to share their ideas and success stories. With the expectationof a very few proprietary bits of information that could be useful tocompetitors, these firms are willing to share their knowledge, and thisbook draws heavily on their experiences. The purpose of this book is tohelp businesses profit from one of their most important assets, theirintellectual capital" (from the Introduction pp.3-4).Read more

Subjects:  1. Accounting - Managerial    2. Budgeting    3. Business & Economics    4. Business / Economics / Finance    5. Business/Economics    6. Capital Management    7. Information Management    8. Intellectual capital    9. Intellectual property    10. Knowledge management    11. Management    12. Management Science    13. Budgeting & financial management    14. Business & Economics / Accounting / Management    15. Intellectual property, copyright & patents