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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wherry, Timothy Lee.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual property--United States.

Intellectual property.

Internet searching--United States.

Internet searching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Intellectual property in the digital age

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-162) and index.

ISBN:

0-8389-9306-0

1-283-09358-8

9786613093585

0-8389-9342-7

0-8389-9920-4

OCLC:

476043893