Copyright

The most concise, but comprehensive, explanations of intellectual property law available.Whether you're an inventor, designer, writer or programmer, you need to understand the language of intellectual property law to intelligently deal with such issues as: § who owns creative works or valuable information § how these owners can protect and enforce their ownership rights § how disputes between intellectual-property owners can be resolved § how ownership rights can best be transferred to others § and many more Exhaustively updated, the 8th edition provides expanded information on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Madrid Protocol, Open Source, and Copy Left movements, as well as the latest law and court decisions that affect how you protect your intellectual property. Also a practical guide, the new edition includes a “What’s New” section and instuctions for filling design patents and copyright registrations.

The Public Domain is the definitive guide to the creative works that are not protected by copyright and can be copied freely or otherwise used without paying permission fees. The book explains step-by-step how to recognize when a work is in the public domain. Chapters cover: § writings § music § art § architecture § maps § choreography § photography § film and video § computer software and databases The book also lists hundreds of resources, such as websites, libraries and archives, useful for locating public domain works. Still the only book of its kind, the 3rd edition is completely updated, covering several new copyright cases, as well as additional information about the emergence of the Copyright Commons.