Intellectual property
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It has become fashionable to describe copyright, patents, and trademarks as "intellectual property". This fashion did not arise by accident--the term systematically distorts and confuses these issues, and its use was and is promoted by those who gain from this confusion. Anyone wishing to think clearly about any of these laws would do well to reject the term. Did You Say "Intellectual Property"? It's a Seductive Mirage
The four main types of Intellectual property:
The UK government has started a review on intellectual property. Gowers review on intellectual property
[edit] See also
- Wikipedia on intellectual property
- Information on intellectual property in the United Kingdom, from The UK Patent Office.
- WIPO, The World Intellectual Property Organization
- Did You Say "Intellectual Property"? It's a Seductive Mirage
[edit] Books
- Lessig, L. Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity. London: Penguin, 2005. ISBN: 978-0143034650
- Drahos, P. & Braithwaite, J. Information Feudalism: Who Owns the Knowledge Economy?. London: New Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-1595581228
- McLeod, K. Freedom of Expression: Overzealous Copyright Bozos and Other Enemies of Creativity. London: Doubleday, 2005. ISBN: 978-0385513258
- Sulston, J. & Ferry, G. The Common Thread. London: Black Swan, 2003. ISBN: 978-0552999410
- Boyle, J. Shamans, Software and Spleens: Law and the Construction of the Information Society. London: Harvard University Press, 1997. ISBN: 978-0674805231
- Aoki, K., Boyle, J. & Jenkins, J. Bound by Law: Tales from the Public Domain: By Day a Filmmaker, by Night She Fought for Fair Use!. New York: Soft Skull Press, 1997. ISBN: 978-1933368375
- Bollier, D. Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Common Wealth. London: Routledge, 2003. ISBN: 978-0415944823
- Bollier, D. Brand Name Bullies: The Quest to Own and Control Culture. London: John Wiley & Sons, 2005. ISBN: 978-0471679271
- Kohn, A. & Kohn, B. Kohn on Music Licensing. London: Aspen Law & Business, 2002. ISBN: 978-0735514478
- Kanaar, N. & Bagehot, R. Music Business Agreements. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1998. ISBN: 978-0421624504
- Davis, J. Intellectual Property Law. London: LexisNexis, 2003. ISBN: 978-0406963796
- Thierer, A. & Crews, W. (eds.) Copy Fights: The Future Of Intellectual Property In The Information Age. London: Cato Institute, 2002. ISBN: 978-1930865242
- Fisher, W. Promises to Keep: Technology, Law and the Future of Entertainment. London: Stanford University Press, 2004. ISBN: 978-0804750134
- Vaidhyanathan, S. Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How It Threatens Creativity. London: New York University Press, 2003. ISBN: 978-0814788073
- Schubert, K. & McClean, D. (eds.) Dear Images: Art, Copyright and Culture. London: Ridinghouse, 2002. ISBN: 978-0954171025
- Wark, M. A Hacker Manifesto. London: Harvard University Press, 2004. ISBN: 978-0674015432
- Gay, J. (ed.) Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman. London: Free Software Foundation, 2002. ISBN: 978-1882114986
- Atkins, R. et al (eds.) Censoring Culture: Contemporary Threats to Free Expression. London: New Press, 2006. ISBN: 978-1595580979
- Davies, W. & Withers, K. Public Innovation: Intellectual Property in a Digital Age. London: Institute for Public Policy Research, 2006. ISBN: 1860303013
