[PDF] Intellectual Property Excesses eBook

Author : Enrico Bonadio
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 19,94 MB
Release : 2022-06-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 1509944907

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This collection of essays highlights the sometimes absurd outcomes which an unjustified overprotection of intellectual property (IP) may lead to. It collects and comments on a series of IP disputes which have taken the notion of IP protection to extremes. From individuals being sued for hundreds of thousands of dollars for sharing a playlist, to sports spectators being arrested for wearing the 'wrong' dresses, passing through granting patents for inventions obtained by misappropriating traditional knowledge, and trademark protection of merely descriptive signs, this book brings together a broad range of examples from across the IP spectrum where protection and enforcement have been used or threatened on unreasonable and/or untenable grounds. The aim of the book is to criticise these excesses precisely because they harm IP; and because they contribute to creating an environment where more and more people are led to 'hate' IP, and view it as a protectionist regime which discourages creativity in innovation and ends up safeguarding the owners of monopolistic rights which restrict trade, competition and people's freedom. This is not, therefore, a book against IP, it is instead a call for change and an attempt to 'save' IP through critiquing its excesses and preventing such a fascinating area of law from continuing to be an easy target for criticism. The book includes a foreword by Jason Mazzone, Albert E Jenner Jr Professor of Law at the University of Illinois, USA.

Author : Enrico Bonadio
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 27,2 MB
Release : 2022-06-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 1509944893

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This collection of essays highlights the sometimes absurd outcomes which an unjustified overprotection of intellectual property (IP) may lead to. It collects and comments on a series of IP disputes which have taken the notion of IP protection to extremes. From individuals being sued for hundreds of thousands of dollars for sharing a playlist, to sports spectators being arrested for wearing the 'wrong' dresses, passing through granting patents for inventions obtained by misappropriating traditional knowledge, and trademark protection of merely descriptive signs, this book brings together a broad range of examples from across the IP spectrum where protection and enforcement have been used or threatened on unreasonable and/or untenable grounds. The aim of the book is to criticise these excesses precisely because they harm IP; and because they contribute to creating an environment where more and more people are led to 'hate' IP, and view it as a protectionist regime which discourages creativity in innovation and ends up safeguarding the owners of monopolistic rights which restrict trade, competition and people's freedom. This is not, therefore, a book against IP, it is instead a call for change and an attempt to 'save' IP through critiquing its excesses and preventing such a fascinating area of law from continuing to be an easy target for criticism. The book includes a foreword by Jason Mazzone, Albert E Jenner Jr Professor of Law at the University of Illinois, USA.

Author : Glynn Lunney
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 43,59 MB
Release : 2018-04-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1107181674

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Tests copyright's fundamental premise that more money will increase creative output using the US recording industry from 1962-2015.

Author : Glynn Lunney
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 42,25 MB
Release : 2018-04-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 1316859487

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For more than two hundred years, copyright in the United States has rested on a simple premise: more copyright will lead to more money for copyright owners, and more money will lead to more original works of authorship. In this important, illuminating book, Glynn Lunney tests that premise by tracking the rise and fall of the sound recording copyright from 1961–2015, along with the associated rise and fall in sales of recorded music. Far from supporting copyright's fundamental premise, the empirical evidence finds the exact opposite relationship: more revenue led to fewer and lower-quality hit songs. Lunney's breakthrough research shows that what copyright does is vastly increase the earnings of our most popular artists and songs, which - net result - means fewer hit songs. This book should be read by anyone interested in how copyright operates in the real world.

Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Intellectual Property Rights and the Emerging Information Infrastructure
Publisher :
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 11,57 MB
Release : 2000-01-21
Category : Computers
ISBN :

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The ease of modifying or copying digitized material and the proliferation of computer networking have raised fundamental questions about copyright and patent - intellectual property protections rooted in the US Constitution. Hailed for quick and convenient access to a world of materialţhe Internet also poses serious economic issues for those who create and market that material. If people can so easily send music on the Internet for freef̧or examplew̧ho will pay for music?

Author : Robert F. Reilly
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 36,42 MB
Release : 2004-09-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780071429672

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As well as covering traditional valuation issues, this book also seeks to address the complexities associated with measuring the value of intangible assets in a practical context. Provides information on key aspects of business and intellectual property valuation, economic damages analysis, and intercompany transfer price analysis.

Author : Tom W. Bell
Publisher : Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 29,95 MB
Release : 2014-04-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 0989219380

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A consensus has recently emerged among academics and policymakers that US copyright law has fallen out of balance. Lawmakers have responded by taking up proposals to reform the Copyright Act. But how should they proceed? This book offers a new and insightful view of copyright, marking the path toward a world less encumbered by legal restrictions and yet richer in art, music, and other expressive works. Two opposing viewpoints have driven the debate over copyright policy. One side questions copyright for the same reasons it questions all restraints on freedoms of expression, and dismisses copyright, like other forms of property, as a mere plaything of political forces. The opposing side regards copyrights as property rights that deserve—like rights in houses, cars, and other forms of property—the fullest protection of the law. Each of these viewpoints defends important truths. Both fail, however, to capture the essence of copyright. In Intellectual Privilege, Tom W. Bell reveals copyright as a statutory privilege that threatens our natural and constitutional rights. From this fresh perspective come fresh solutions to copyright’s problems. Published by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Author : Gordon V. Smith
Publisher :
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 37,92 MB
Release : 1993-04-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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Answers important financial questions about company compensation for contributions of technology or trademarks to a licensing or joint venture arrangement. Provides practical tools for evaluating the investment aspects of licensing and joint venture decisions; shows how to derive royalty rates for licensing agreements and profit- and equity ownership-splits for joint ventures; and presents examples of exploitation strategies used by major corporations. Also includes easy-to-use checklists, charts and graphs that assist readers in assessing licensing and joint venture arrangements. Annual supplements will keep subscribers apprised of legal, tax and accounting practices and legislation impacting the licensing and joint venturing of intellectual property and other intangible assets.

Author : Adam D. Thierer
Publisher : Cato Institute
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 12,12 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781930865259

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A debate on the theory of intellectual property, the

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 37,33 MB
Release : 1993-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0309048338

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As technological developments multiply around the globeâ€"even as the patenting of human genes comes under serious discussionâ€"nations, companies, and researchers find themselves in conflict over intellectual property rights (IPRs). Now, an international group of experts presents the first multidisciplinary look at IPRs in an age of explosive growth in science and technology. This thought-provoking volume offers an update on current international IPR negotiations and includes case studies on software, computer chips, optoelectronics, and biotechnologyâ€"areas characterized by high development cost and easy reproducibility. The volume covers these and other issues: Modern economic theory as a basis for approaching international IPRs. U.S. intellectual property practices versus those in Japan, India, the European Community, and the developing and newly industrializing countries. Trends in science and technology and how they affect IPRs. Pros and cons of a uniform international IPRs regime versus a system reflecting national differences.