Jefferson vs. the Patent Trolls : A Populist Vision of Intellectual Property Rights /

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Jefferson was in a unique position to understand the issues of intellectual property rights. As a scientist, author, and inventor, he was a prolific creator. He was also a tireless consumer of others' works. As America's first patent commissioner, he decided which ideas merited protection...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matsuura, Jeffrey H., 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Jefferson, Thomas.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Contributions in law.
Patent
Geistiges Eigentum
Law.
Intellectual property.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Propriete intellectuelle > États-Unis.
Intellectual property > United States.
USA.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intellectual property rights today : a chaotic environment
  • Jefferson and the value of shared knowledge
  • Kindred spirit to scientists and inventors
  • The first patent examiner
  • Jefferson battles the patent trolls
  • Jefferson and the challenges of invention and innovation.

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