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Author Cook, Curtis W.

Title Patents, profits & power : how intellectual property rules the global economy / Curtis Cook
Published London : Kogan Page, 2002

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Description vi, 202 pages ; 24 cm
Contents 1. The ghost of IP past -- 2. Intellectual assets: the new wealth -- 3. That's brilliant-what is it? -- 4. The enforcers -- 5. The new currency -- 6. Rogue nations and false creations -- 7. Thoughts on the future of thought -- 8. Internet rules: intellectual property at cyberspeed -- 9. Developing intellectual property in developing nations -- 10. Losing your mind
Summary "Patents, Profits & Power explores the rapid development of IP in the global economy and reveals theft, piracy and infringements on IP at every level. Curtis Cook examines the less desirable players on the world stage, why they choose to defy the law, how the rest of the world is responding and how you can survive and thrive in this environment."--BOOK JACKET
Analysis Intellectual property
Globalisation
Crime
Government regulation
Trade agreements
Information society
Overseas item
Bibliography Includes bibliographic references and index
Notes Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to Books24x7 (BusinessPro)
SUBJECT Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (1994 April 15) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr96041097
Subject Intellectual property.
Piracy (Copyright)
Commercial crimes.
Corporations -- Corrupt practices.
Author Books24x7, Inc.
LC no. 00002369
ISBN 0749436417 :
0749442727 paperback
Other Titles Patents, profits and power