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The Democratization of Invention: Patents and Copyrights in American Economic Development, 1790-1920 (NBER Series on Long-Term Factors in Economic Development)

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This is an excellent book, but clearly an academic book. Ms. Kahn traces the development of patent law and copyright law in the U.S. She shows that the U.S. created the first modern intellectual property system. This system was widely credited as a major factor for the U.S. becoming a technological leader in the world in less than 75 years. The U.S. patent system was so successful that it was widely copied by many European nations in the 18th century. This is a fact based book with a chronological approach to organizing most of its material. I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to understand the U.S. patent systems unique place in history

Length:: 9:01 Mins

Ben Van Hoolandt's review was made as part of a critical review assignment for the Spring 2011 Economics of Technology seminar at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, taught by Art Diamond. (The course syllabus stated that part of the critical review assignment consisted of the making of a video recording of the review, and the posting of the review to Amazon.)