This engaging and accessible study looks at the origins, evolution, purpose, and limitations of intellectual property. Detailing how intellectual property affects industry, politics, cultural expression, and medical research, Aram Sinnreich takes a multidisciplinary approach to uncover what's behind the current debates and what the future holds for copyrights, patents, and trademarks. Based on the notion that intellectual property law is not merely...
Este libro colectivo, producto del trabajo conjunto de profesores y estudiantes del seminario del doctorado en derecho de la Universidad del Rosario durante el año 2019, contiene el resultado de sus reflexiones sobre distintas aristas relacionadas con la propiedad y muestran la complejidad que tiene su regulación jurídica en la época actual, que ha desbordado por completo la concepción decimonónica del código civil, y que trasciende al derecho...
Copyright law was once an esoteric backwater, the special province of professional authors, publishers, and media companies. This is no longer the case. In the age of social media and cloud storage, we have become a copying and sharing culture. Much of our everyday communication, work, and entertainment now directly involves copyright law. Copyright law and policy are ferociously contested. Record labels, movie studios, book publishers, newspapers,...
Discover the (surprising) secret to lifelong financial freedom with real estate investing. Real estate has always been a powerful tool for investing, and many people believe that a single-family home investment strategy will help them achieve their goals. However, the true path to financial freedom using real estate is found in apartment buildings. Real estate investing expert and author Michael Blank learned that once investors did their first deal,...
Innovate! is first and foremost a source of true inspiration based on history. But it goes much further than that. It captures the lessons of these great entrepreneurial and innovative companies that began in the worst economic times. It identifies the strategies, processes, and essential keys that can be used by individuals and organizations today to succeed during challenging economic times. The book will entertain as well as educate the reader...
The perfect distillation of everything you need to know about copyright law. Covering everything from copyright's early history to the protection of cutting-edge software, Copyright Master is a concise, practical guide through the labyrinth of licensing and intellectual property. Whether by explaining the Creative Commons system, providing a useful guide to takedown notices, or examining the process for licensing orphan works, Copyright Master forms...
When Carter Bryant began designing what would become the billion-dollar line of Bratz dolls, he was taking time off from his job at Mattel, where he designed outfits for Barbie. Later, back at Mattel, he sold his concept for Bratz to rival company MGA. Law professor Orly Lobel reveals the colorful story behind the ensuing decade-long court battle. This entertaining and provocative work pits audacious MGA against behemoth Mattel, shows how an idea...
We all create intellectual property. We all use intellectual property. Intellectual property is the most pervasive yet least understood way we regulate expression. Despite its importance to so many aspects of the global economy and daily life, intellectual property policy remains a confusing and arcane subject. This engaging book clarifies both the basic terms and the major conflicts surrounding these fascinating areas of law, offering a layman's...
Les drones représentent une opportunité économique importante pour l'Union européenne et promettent une croissance à plusieurs chiffres pour les vingt prochaines années. Mais le drone reste un sujet d'inquiétude: atteintes à la vie privée, cohabitation difficile avec les aéronefs classiques, survol de zones sensibles, nuisances sonores... Le drone militaire a, il est vrai, donné une bien mauvaise presse à cet outil dont les potentialités...
Eine Hausratversicherung ist für jeden sinnvoll, der einen eigenen Haushalt gründet oder in eine Wohnung oder in ein Haus zieht. Denn eine Hausratversicherung schützt Ihren gesamten Besitz zu Hause, also den so genannten Hausrat, vor Schäden, wie beispielsweise gegen Einbruch, Diebstahl, Vandalismus, Feuer, Hagel, Blitzschlag, auslaufendes Leitungswasser oder Schäden durch Sturm. Zudem können Sie mit dem Abschluss von Zusatzversicherungen die...