The librarian's guide to intellectual property in the digital age :
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[Book]
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copyrights, patents, and trademarks /
First Statement of Responsibility
Timothy Lee Wherry.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Chicago :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
American Library Association,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2002.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (viii, 170 pages) :
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illustrations
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes index.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-162) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction to intellectual property: copyrights, patents, and trademarks -- Copyright -- Fair use -- Napster, CONFU, and the DMCA -- Intellectual property and the courts -- Patents -- Misconceptions about patents -- Patent searching: locating the field of search -- Patent searching: determining the prior act -- Trademarks -- Questions and answers about intellectual property -- Appendixes: Patent and trademark depository libraries program -- Intellectual property websites.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This volume is a guide to intellectual property. Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. This work includes an introduction to the basics of copyrights, patents, and trademarks and written especially to serve the needs and questions of librarians. The issue of what constitutes fair use, modern-day disputes over file swapping services such as Napster, common misconceptions about patent, among many other topics, is presented in easy-to-understand terms.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Librarian's guide to intellectual property in the digital age.
International Standard Book Number
083890825X
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
Intellectual property in the digital age :
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copyrights, patents, and trademarks
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Copyright and electronic data processing-- United States.