Saussure and Wittgenstein are arguably the two most important figures in the development of twentieth-century linguistic thought. By pointing out what their ideas have in common, in spite of intellectual sources, this study breaks new ground.
`This is the most substantial work published to date dealing with intellectual property and private international law from a mainly English perspective. The authors bring complementary expertise to the field - private international law from one and intellectual property from the other. So they are well placed to tackle the task.' Ian Karet, European Intellectual Property Review.
The boom in technology-based industries has created enormous growth in the field of intellectual property. The purpose of this book is to help companies understand what their intellectual property is and how to protect it.
The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind, by James Boyle
Added by: Kaldagan | Karma: 115.48 | Non-Fiction, Other | 8 June 2009
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In this enlightening book James Boyle describes what he calls the range wars of the information age—today’s heated battles over intellectual property. Boyle argues that just as every informed citizen needs to know at least something about the environment or civil rights, every citizen should also understand intellectual property law. Why? Because intellectual property rights mark out the ground rules of the information society, and today’s policies are unbalanced,...
