Intellectual Property: The Many Faces of the Public Domain
Charlotte Waelde, Hector L. MacQueen, "Intellectual Property: The Many Faces of the Public Domain"
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing | 2007-06-07 | ISBN 1845428749 | PDF | 262 pages | 1.1 MB
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing | 2007-06-07 | ISBN 1845428749 | PDF | 262 pages | 1.1 MB
Intellectual Property: The Many Faces of the Public Domain is a meticulous and scholarly examination of the concept of intellectual property. A thorough historical analysis combined with balanced discussion of contemporary debate on the issue, especially in the modern world when technology and the very definition of intellectual property is changing faster than ever before. "The critical factor in securing free speech in a vibrant public domain is not so much the extent to which material is subject to property rights, but rather the nature of the right-holder and, specifically, the degree of power wielded generally by that right-holder in intellectual space." Highly recommended for college libraries and anyone seeking an in-depth, exhaustively researched account on the subject.