Copy Fights: The Future of Intellectural Property in the Information Age (Paperback)

by Adam Thierer (Author)
Key Phrases: visual technology, revising copyright law, business method claims, New York, Supreme Court, United States (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
This collection of essays "springs" from the Fifth Annual Cato/Forbes ASAP Technology and Society conference, "The Future of Intellectual Property in the Information Age," and is split into two parts: Theory (comprising four essays) and Current Disputes in Intellectual Property Law (consisting of 14 essays). Contributors include John Perry Barlow, Tom W. Bell, Jim DeLong, Mitch Glazier, Jessica Litman, and Peter Wayner. The work contains varying perspectives and is quite current. There are several articles on Napster and the implications of Peer-to-Peer technology. However, while claiming to deal with intellectual property as a whole, there is not one article about trademarks, and the articles about patents mostly concern themselves with business methods. With copious notes and familiar faces, this collection has promise, but these arguments have been presented before and nothing significantly new has been added. Recommended only for intellectual property library collections and completists.
Rob Martindale, Dallas P.L.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
...a provocative and balanced collection that examines both the current theories and the practice of intellectual property protection. -- David S. Evans in Foreign Affairs on November 2002

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Cato Institute (August 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930865244
• ISBN-13: 978-1930865242
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,131,996 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes!, April 25, 2004

By	jenner8675309 (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

If you are a copyright "nerd" (as I am) this book is a great addition to your collection. This book has some wonderful essays on the current issues facing the copyright world. I couldn't put it down, all of the essays are very thought provoking and well written. If you like books written by Lessig, Litman, and Siva, you will love this book.

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Snapshot, March 21, 2008

By	Jeff M. Brown "Creative Law Talent" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book provides a good discussion of digital copyright issues that were fresh (some would say raw) back in 2001 when the book was published. About half of the essays focus on the Digital Millienium Copyright Act, and that law's anti-technology circumvention measures. I'd like to see something new from the authors on the subject, although in the digital age a blog would be more useful and current than a book.

3.0 out of 5 stars a little boring, January 28, 2007

By	A. Johnson (pittsburgh) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I guess it was to be expected though. It is just a bunch of transcripts of speechs given about copyright from both sides.