A critical guide to intellectual property. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Mat Callahan and Jim Rogers.
• Editors: Callahan, Mathew, 1951-; Rogers, Jim, 1969-
• Contents: Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; 1. Why intellectual property? Why now?; 2. Running through the jungle; Section One: Historical context and conceptual frameworks; 3. Intellectual property rights and their diffusion around the world; 4. The political economy of intellectual property; 5. I am because I own vs. I am because we are; Section Two: Terrains of conflict and terms of engagement; 6. Owning up to owning traditional knowledge of medicinal plants; 7. Using human rights to move beyond reformism to radicalism; 8. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. 9. Free software and open source movements from digital rebellion to Aaron Swartz; Coda: What's radical about free/open source software?; Section Three: Law, policy and jurisdiction; 10. Rethinking the World Intellectual Property Organization; 11. What is intellectual property?; 12. Piracy, states and the legitimation of authority; 13. Summary and concluding remarks; About the editors and contributors; Index.
• Publisher Details: London, UK : Zed Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 281 pages)
• Subjects: 346.048; Intellectual property; LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Intellectual property; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786991157; 1786991152; 9781786991164; 1786991160; 9781786991171; 1786991179
• Related ISBNs: 9781786991140; 1786991144; 9781786991133; 1786991136
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.