The librarian's guide to intellectual property in the digital age [[electronic resource] ] : copyrights, patents, and trademarks / / Timothy Lee Wherry

• Autore: Wherry Timothy Lee
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : American Library Association, 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (180 p.)
• Disciplina: 346.7304/8
• Soggetto topico: Intellectual property - United States; Internet searching - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-162) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: APPENDIXES; INTRODUCTION VII; 1 An Introduction to Intellectual Property: Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks 1; 2 Copyright 8; 3 Fair Use 17; 4 Napster, CONFU, and the DMCA 25; 5 Intellectual Property and the Courts 36; 6 Patents 43; 7 Misconceptions about Patents 60; 8 Patent Searching: Locating the Field of Search 76; 9 Patent Searching: Determining the Prior Act 102; 10 Trademarks 117; 11 Questions and Answers about Intellectual Property 132; INDEX 163
• Sommario/riassunto: Napster, CONFU, and the DMCA . . . No, these are not foreign languages but cases, guidelines, and laws that as an information specialist you need to know about. The lessons learned from the Napster case, for example, can help you to put the fine print on intellectual property law into context. This new book by intellectual property expert Timothy Wherry is an authoritative, quick reference for the thorny issues of copyright, trademarks, and patents. With detailed explanations of the various types of intellectual property, how they differ, what they cover, and how the protections affect library
• Titolo autorizzato: The librarian's guide to intellectual property in the digital age
• ISBN: 0-8389-9306-0; 1-283-09358-8; 9786613093585; 0-8389-9342-7; 0-8389-9920-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780499103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II