Economic and Legal Issues in Intellectual Property

ISBN 10: 1405160748 / ISBN 13: 9781405160742

Published by Wiley-Blackwell, 2007

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Synopsis:

Nine scholarly papers examine the economic and legal issues fundamental to the intellectual property debate. Topics include economic incentives to innovate, copyright law and infringement, trademarks, IP rights for artists, indigenous knowledge and university research, new knowledge economy and society, country risk and innovation, and legal protection of IP.

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• Includes nine state-of-the-art survey papers including contributions from Jerry Hausman, Gregory K. Leonard, Dora Marinova, Margaret Raven, and Richard Watt
  
• Evaluates the relationships between the knowledge economy, knowledge society, and intellectual property which are often not clearly articulated
  
• Interdisciplinary approach enables readers from a wide range of disciplines to appreciate the recent and significant developments in these fields

About the Author: Michael McAleer is Professor of Economics (Econometrics) at the University of Western Australia in Perth.

Les Oxley is Professor of Economics at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Economic and Legal Issues in Intellectual ...
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good