Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Cultural property    3. Intellectual Property - General    4. International    5. Law    6. Law Of Intellectual Property    7. Law and arts    8. Law and legislation    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Protection    11. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    12. International economic & trade law    13. Law / Commercial    14. Settlement of international disputes    15. The Arts: General Issues   

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Sadly, still one of the best references out there
Despite a boom in licensing and totally new markets exploding for licensed artwork and design (especially with opportunities for American and European artists, designers and industrial designers now working directly with Chinese manufacturers), this old tome is unfortunately still one of the better books available for the creative/businessperson. This subject desperately needs revising and updating... hello? Caryn R. Leland? We need you!

Reader
Great introduction book for those wishing to enter the licensing market.very informative. Reviews and explains each paragraph and its significance in a Licensing Agreement.

Great Book to Start With!
Based upon the reviews here I didn't spring for this book but obtained it through interlibrary loan. I'm glad I didn't miss it!Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art (Economic Aspects)    3. Civil Procedure    4. Copyright    5. Design protection    6. Intellectual Property - Copyright    7. Intellectual Property - General    8. Law    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. License agreements    11. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    12. United States    13. English law: intellectual property    14. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    15. Sales & marketing    16. The Arts: General Issues    17. USA   

Subjects:  1. 16th century    2. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    3. Copyright    4. General    5. History    6. History: World    7. Interior Design - General    8. Italy    9. Law    10. Legal Reference / Law Profession    11. Papal States    12. Venice    13. History of specific subjects    14. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    15. Printing, packaging & reprographic industry    16. c 1500 to c 1600   

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Copyright Is More Than Just About Profit
This book does not really explore aspects of copy protection beyond profit.Copy protection's original purpose was to protect others from taking your intellectual work and pretending to be theirs without giving the original authors any credit.So yes, copyright protection is indeed important, as it encourages creativity when implemented properly.

In Defense of the Writing Style
I am writing this primarily to defend the style used by Dr. Vaidhyanathan in this book.The person who commented anonymously (as "a reader") suggested it was written at a second grade reading level.That was not a mistake.
The Mess of Creativity and Ownership
This is an insightful though often quick and unfocused examination of the history of copyright law. Vaidhyanathan outlines the deceptively complicated realm of copyright law from its origins in medieval Europe to current issues with peer-to-peer networks and intellectual property. Through his sometimes creative use of legal precedents and historical trends, Vaidhyanathan reaches a few outstanding insights here, such as debunking the incorrect impression that the term "copyright" implies a right when it is actually a privilege; while modern crazes like hip-hop sampling and MP3 file sharing are not direct violations of copyright law but instead offer harsh illuminations of the gaps and inconsistencies in that law. Most importantly, the highly varied nuances and applications of copyright law in the past have been ruinously combined in recent years into the poorly defined, but disastrously applied, concept of intellectual property. Thus we have the modern corporatist view of everything as "property" that can be owned, bought, and sold, including ideas and expression.
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Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - Copyright    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. COPYRIGHT    5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY    6. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    7. Law / Intellectual Property / Copyright    8. USA   

Subjects:  1. Intellectual property (Interna    2. Intellectual property (International law)    3. International    4. International Relations - General    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Political Science    7. Politics/International Relations    8. Sustainable development    9. Business & Economics / Sustainable Development    10. Development economics    11. Development studies    12. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    13. International economic & trade law   

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Jewel in the Crown of Technology Valuation Reference Books
Of all the technology valuation reference books I have read, this one is by far the best.Richard has compiled and condensed the most useful valuation techniques/methods into his book, and it's easy reading.However, if you're just looking for one tried and true, quick and dirty recipe to value all technologies in all markets and in all business conditions you'll be disappointed. Richard has provided an excellent collection of methods, however unlike many authors, he writes for the business professional and thus he requires the reader to use professional judgment, coupled with good business intelligence (information) to select and then apply the methodologies.Basically, there are rarely easy and simple answers when valuating technologies, however Richard's book makes it a heck of a lot easier and the results provide a more credible foundation for commencing valuation negotiations.

Engaging Book for a Technical Subject
I enjoyed reading Dr. Razgaitis book on the Early -Stage Technologies.It covered the different basic approaches to valuation.I specifically liked his analysis of the 25% rule and the Monte Carlo method for valuations.These two methods are on opposite ends of the difficulty spectrum of valuations.The details mentioned in those two methods has allowed me to strengthen the valuation reports that we do at Inavisis, Inc. Great Teaching Tool
Effective and very thorough in its detail ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Accounting - General    2. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    3. Business & Economics    4. Business / Economics / Finance    5. Law and legislation    6. License agreements    7. New Business Enterprises    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology transfer    10. United States    11. Budgeting & financial management    12. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    13. Project management    14. USA   

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A great antidote to the misperception that the open source movement is about computers
If you think peer-to-peer collaboration is the exclusive province of 21st-century computer nerds, this hefty anthology will open your eyes to its precedents among indigenous cultures and its growing offshoots in pursuits as lofty as genomics and as mundane as proofreading.
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Subjects:  1. Art    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Computer Science    4. Design - General    5. Economic aspects    6. Electronic commerce    7. Information Management    8. Intellectual Property - General    9. Intellectual property    10. International cooperation    11. Management Information Systems    12. Strategic alliances (Business)    13. History of ideas, intellectual history    14. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    15. Social Science / Media Studies   

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IP in China, a primer
Andrew Mertha's book made my life harder. Deep in the writing of a paper on Chinese intellectual property, I received word that his book was available days before a deadline. That alone makes him a target of my ire. But ultimately, my research benefited from this book.
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Subjects:  1. Asia - China    2. China    3. Commercial - International Trade    4. History - General History    5. Intellectual Property    6. Intellectual Property - General    7. Law    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    10. Piracy (Copyright)    11. Product counterfeiting    12. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    13. International trade   

Subjects:  1. Copyright    2. Handbooks, manuals, etc    3. Intellectual Property - Copyright    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Librarians    7. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    8. Teachers    9. United States    10. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    11. Library & Information Sciences    12. USA   

Subjects:  1. Cases    2. Intellectual Property - Patent    3. Law    4. Patent laws and legislation    5. United States    6. Intellectual property, copyright & patents   

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Fine for Survey Course
The previous review suggests that the casebook is not a good choice for someone wanting to focus in greater detail on patent prosecution or litigation. I imagine this is intended for use in a survey course, and think it's fine. It certainly does not teach the MPEP or prepare someone to take the patent bar, but that is not its purpose; I used the PatBar course for that. As far as patent litigation, I won't a course in that until next semester, but I believe this casebook did a nice job in surveying the important principles in litigation.

standard casebook, no real fireworks!
This casebook contained all the usual cases that are typical in a patent law/intellectual property casebook. Unfortunately, there should have been more content which described the patent process as well as the patent prosecution procedure in order to allow the reader to fit the case law into the appropriate scheme of things. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cases    2. Intellectual Property - Patent    3. Law    4. Patent laws and legislation    5. Patent suits    6. United States    7. Intellectual property, copyright & patents   

Subjects:  1. Commercial - International Trade    2. General Practice    3. Intellectual Property - Trademark    4. Internet domain names    5. Law    6. Law and legislation    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    9. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    10. Law / Patent, Trademark, Copyright    11. Law | Technology and Telecoms Law   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Patent laws and legislation    5. Patent practice    6. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    7. United States   

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how to protect an invention; not how to make one
The book offers a good explanation to the tyro of what it takes to protect your invention. The book is not really about inventing, per se. Despite what the title says. A careful read of the contents reveals relatively little discussion about the raw inventing process. That is, how does one come up with an original idea that can be patentable? It may well be that such a question has no answer.
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Subjects:  1. Business/Economics    2. General    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Intellectual Property - Patent    5. Inventions    6. Law    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Patents Law    9. Practical Guides    10. Business & Economics / Entrepreneurship    11. Business & Management    12. Jurisprudence & General Issues    13. Technology: General Issues   

Subjects:  1. Communications    2. Computer programs    3. Government - State, Provincial & Municipal    4. Intellectual Property    5. Intellectual Property - Patent    6. Law    7. Law and legislation    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Litigation    10. Patent laws and legislation    11. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    12. Patents    13. Programming - Software Development    14. Software protection    15. United States    16. Constitutional & administrative law    17. Courts & procedure    18. Local government   

Editorial Review

Scripting pearls of wisdom and drafting literary masterpieces is only part of a writer's job. There are many legal issues tied to writing, and it's better to read up on them in advance than to be reminded when it's too late that ignorance is no excuse under the law. Copyright laws alone are the subject of four chapters in Read more

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The best legal guide for writers.
This is a terrific guide that tells writers at all levels what they need to know to avoid legal problems and negotiate successfully. It has the broadest coverage and is clearly written with many cases turned intofascinating and eduational anecdotes. I can't recommend it too highly.

Great book-if you have a law degree (very dense reading)
I am about to be a published author. (scheduled for the summer of 2000) My hero is William Zinsser, author of On Writing Well. I like him because he writes so...well. Mr. Crawford needs to read Zinsser's book-several times. To be fair, Mr. Crawford's Legal Guide is organized and thorough, butthe wording is stiff and technical. I feel as though I am reading a collegelaw (or business) text book. He has no humor. I have an urge to drag out myyellow highlighter because there will be a test later.I am convincedI can read about anything if the material is well written. Mr. Crawford isalways grammatically correct, but I have to work too hard to understandhim. Legal Guide would be a wonderful book if you have a background in lawor business. Since I have neither, Irecommend Bunnin and Berens, TheWriter's Legal Companion. The style is friendlier for new authors who lackexperience in the business of contracts, copyright and publishing. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Authors    2. Authorship    3. Composition & Creative Writing - General    4. Copyright    5. Intellectual Property - Copyright    6. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    7. Law    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Legal status, laws, etc.    10. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    11. Popular works    12. Practical Guides    13. Reference    14. United States    15. Law for the lay person    16. Social law    17. USA    18. Writing & editing guides   

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Do It Right - Do It Yourself - And Save Money!
On the last couple of patent applications I submitted, I ended up doing 90% of the drawings myself because it turned out to be easier than continuously having to correct the mistakes of the draftsman.My attorney said that my drawings just needed to be shaded and cleaned up a bit, and have the legends applied, but otherwise what ended up going into the applications was essentially my drawings with a few more bells and whistles.His draftsman had just put them on a light table and copied them as is.But I still had to pay for the drawings! Outstanding Step by Step for the Do-it-yourself Inventor
I have all of David Pressman's books on patenting, you know why? Because I filed my own patent using these books. That's how good they are. They really do have step by step instructions. He also has software that helps you prepare the docs. I sort of used that as well. Again, reasonable priced, and useful. I strongly recommend these books for anyone that wants to File a Patent. They will allow you to do it yourself without an attorney.

The best I've ever seen
Where can you find other book like this that explains you everthing about the subject in really plain english.Read more

Subjects:  1. Drawings    2. Intellectual Property - General    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    6. Patents    7. Practical Guides    8. United States   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics / Business Law    2. Business & Economics / Information Management    3. Law / Intellectual Property    4. Law / Patent, Trademark, Copyright    5. Damages    6. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    7. Portfolio management    8. Valuation   

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Essential Reading for Every Photographer
This book covers the basics of the legal and business aspects of being a photographer.Duboff wastes no words.The book is thoughtful, concise, well organized and easy to read. The court cases he cites are interesting and thought provoking as well as useful information.This book is an invaluable reference for setting up a professional photography business.

Very up to date
Another great reference book for the small business owner.Very up to date.It includes a chapter on doing business on the Internet. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Copyright    2. Intellectual Property - General    3. Law and legislation    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    6. Photo Techniques    7. Photographs    8. Photography    9. Practical Guides    10. Reference    11. United States    12. Law for the lay person    13. Photography & Photographs    14. Social law    15. USA   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Cases    3. Intellectual Property - General    4. Intellectual property    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. United States    8. Intellectual property, copyright & patents