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A Primer on Intellectual Property Licensing

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This is a tremendously useful book. Writing a good intellectual property license is not a simple undertaking. There are many permutations and combinations as well as subtle nuances. This book delves deeper into those areas than non-lawyer books which is intentional since this book was written as a course book for law students. For those with no prior legal background, this book may not be as accessible as books clearly aimed at do-it-yourself licensors.

I note in another opinion there is criticism of the format. Although the book does not look like a typeset textbook, it is nonetheless entirely usable and I think easier to read in its full business letter size than truncated classic books. It is the content that is paramount and here it is plentiful.

If you are a law student, a new associate in a law firm, or a newbie in a company, this is the book to get to start you down the road toward becoming a competent licensing attorney, especially in software licensing.

Joe Hustein

Works on intellectual monopoly licensing tend to be an uncomfortable mix of weighty and impractical. At best, they are comprehensive. At worse they are distractions from the real task at hand.

Heather Meeker's book is a refreshing contrast that provides practical and practicable advice on how to negotiate and craft agreements in this broad field.

The material is ideal for business people and well suited to students beginning their studies.

A small weakness is that the (small) coverage on Free Software and Open Source software licensing is relatively useless to those who do not already know the area.

Small warts aside, it is a very useful book. I look forward to the 3rd edition.