| Description |
352 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : my fake Rolex -- Ch. 1. The golden covenant -- Ch. 2. The American system -- Ch. 3. A world of pirates -- Ch. 4. The German method -- Ch. 5. Japan's way -- Ch. 6. China rising -- Ch. 7. Evolving enforcement -- Ch. 8. A global solution -- Ch. 9. The patent battle -- Ch. 10. The copyright wars |
| Summary |
"Pat Choate, the author of Agents of Influence, examines the roots of conflicts over intellectual property and how the establishment of patent and copyright protections helped propel the American economy. He interweaves the stories of Eli Whitney, Alexander Graham Bell, and Thomas Edison to illustrate how the United States transformed itself from a largely agricultural society into a manufacturing, scientific, and technological superpower, giving rise to further copyright and patent protection laws. He traces the emergence of Germany, Japan, and China as rivals to American primacy through copying, counterfeiting, and underpricing American products and media. He reveals the shockingly meager effectiveness of current efforts to defend American businesses, inventors, and artists from corporate espionage |
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And he sounds a powerfully convincing warning that the general indifference of our government toward the security of American intellectual property is already affecting job security and the economy in general."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Intellectual property -- Economic aspects.
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Intellectual property -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2004059440 |
| ISBN |
0375402128 |
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