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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453816003321

Autore

Spiers Duncan

Titolo

Intellectual property law [[electronic resource] /] / Duncan Spiers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dundee, : Dundee University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-4744-7279-6

1-84586-181-7

0-7486-9839-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Law essentials

Disciplina

346.411048

Soggetti

Intellectual property

Copyright

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; 1 Introduction; 2 Copyright - Part I: What is Protected; 3 Copyright - Part II: Other Issues; 4 Designs; 5 Patents; 6 Trade Marks; 7 Passing Off; 8 Confidential Information; 9 Data Protection; 10 Freedom of Information; 11 E-Commerce; 12 Cybercrime; Index

Sommario/riassunto

How does law protect your ideas and privacy in Scotland and the UK? The Scots common law of property is strongly realist in its concepts, and restricts itself to tangible objects - objects, land, things attached to the land. But what about non-physical property, such as your intellectual property and your private personal information? These types of property are of increasing importance in this technological age. From copyright to patents, from data protection to freedom of information, and from e-commerce to cybercrime, Intellectual Property Law Essentials explains how UK statue law protects