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Laws of Creation: Property Rights in the World of Ideas
Ronald A. Cass
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Hardback. Cass and Hylton explain how technological advances strengthen the case for intellectual property laws, and argue convincingly that IP laws help create a wealthier, more successful, more innovative society than alternative legal systems. Ignoring the social value of IP rights and making what others create "free" would be a costly mistake indeed. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 graph, 1 table. BIC Classification: LAZ; LNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
While innovative ideas and creative works increasingly drive economic success, the historic approach to encouraging innovation and creativity by granting property rights has come under attack by a growing number of legal theorists and technologists. In Laws of Creation, Ronald Cass and Keith Hylton take on these critics with a vigorous defense of intellectual property law. The authors look closely at the IP doctrines that have been developed over many years in patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret law. In each area, legislatures and courts have weighed the benefits that come from preserving incentives to innovate against the costs of ... Read more
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Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
574g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674066458
SKU
V9780674066458
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About Ronald A. Cass
Ronald A. Cass is Dean Emeritus, Boston University School of Law, and President, Cass & Associates, PC. Keith N. Hylton is the Honorable Paul J. Liacos Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law.
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Be it the illegal downloading of music on the Internet or the sale of fake designer products on street comers, intellectual property is under attack these days. For many, intellectual property is a barrier to commerce and the sharing of ideas, a zero-sum game between the creator and the rest of the world. Cass and Hylton, authors of this cogent ... Read more