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Copyright

Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace, Version 2.0

Lawrence Lessig

Basic Books, 2006

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Content: Selected Essays on Technology, Creativity, Copyright, and the Future of the Future

Cory Doctorow

Tachyon Publications, 2008

Cory's book is a great resource on DRM and copyright problems.
I've read or seen most of the material in this book online and am a big fan of Cory's work. I thought this would be a great resource to have instead of a bunch of print outs or bookmarks. Cory Doctorow has some of the best thought out arguments against DRM and for ...

Invention Analysis and Claiming: A Patent Lawyer's Guide

Ronald D. Slusky

American Bar Association, 2007

Patent Powerhouse!
I'm a newly minted patent associate. I've seen other massive tomes around on drafting basics. I'm aware that the bosses rarely have time to initiate a tutorial for the associates. So, what's the solution? I just happened to read an ABA pitch for Slusky's book and ...

Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy

Lawrence Lessig

Penguin Press HC, The, 2008

Think of the children
The core of this book is a question about what kind of world we want to create for future generations. Lessig presents an argument that the natural way humans interact with content is to remix it, as we are used to doing with text. Just as we take no offense when ...

The Plain & Simple Guide to Music Publishing: Foreword by Tom Petty (Book)

Randal Wixen

Hal Leonard, 2008

Something every songwriter should read
In the heat of creation, most of us forget that after the smoke clears - music is a business. Some of us assume that if we are lucky enough to "Make It" - there will be someone else to take care of the day to day details for us - while we sculpt the next masterpiece. ...

The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind

James Boyle

Yale University Press, 2008

The one thing you should read in this subject, and at least five times
Jamie Boyle's work -- both academic and activist -- has define the field of copyright, or copy-left, or copy-fight. His earlier book, Shamans, Software and Spleens : Law and the Construction of the Information Society, was the book that got me to recognize how ...

Patents and How to Get One: A Practical Handbook

U.S. Department of Commerce

Dover Publications, 2000

A convenient concise OVERVIEW
This is quick 85-page overview of the patent process. It provides the key steps, requirements, and definitions in very plain terms (almost in the same style of language as the IRS's 1040EZ instructions). However, it steers clear from giving ADVICE. If you need advice, ...

All You Need To Know About the Music Business: 6th Edition

Donald S. Passman

Free Press, 2006

All you need to know about the music business: 6th edition
Awesome. Easy to read. Clearly and methodically organized. Extremely helpful at any level of the music profession but especially near the beginning of your career because the book explains how to run your own music business independently from large producers, if you ...

Business and Legal Forms for Photographers (with CD-ROM)

Tad Crawford

Allworth Press, 2002

Great book
This is a very beneficial book. And for the price, you can't go wrong.

Patents, Copyrights & Trademarks For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))

Henri J. A. Charmasson, John Buchaca

For Dummies, 2008

Patents, Copyrights & Trademarks for Dummies
I applied for a US Federal Trademark on July 13th and besides putting the (c) on my name and art work... I never thought much about sending in anything to the Copyright office in D.C. End of August a check company contacted me to license my artwork for their checks ...

Copyright in a Global Information Economy (Casebook)

Lydia Pallas Loren, Ruth Gana Okediji, ...

Aspen Publishers, 2006

too much policy, too little editing
This is the kind of casebook that includes a million hypo's and asks itself questions. Extremely frustrating. The book also tends to include full cases where it should include squibs. On the plus side, it includes pictures where relevant.

The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers: A Legal Toolkit for Independent Producers

Thomas A. Crowell

Focal Press, 2007

A must have for anyone in the entertainment industry
This book helps anyone who wants to do or is doing anything in entertainment be on top of their game. I carry this book with me, along with my bible (that says a lot about the book right there!) I read it every chance I get and learn so much more as a ...

The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World

Lawrence Lessig

Vintage, 2002

Important book for IP lawyers and internet architects
This is the best of Lessig's books that I've read so far. Lessig is one of the more articulate spokespersons for the movement to protect the public domain, which includes such groups as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Creative Commons, etc., although he may be ...

Introduction to Patent Law (Introduction to Law Series)

Janice M. Mueller

Aspen Publishers, 2006

Great prep for the patent bar!
This book is great for preparing for the patent bar. As a scientist (physics background) wanting to take the patent bar, I found this book clear, logical, and easy to read. I was hesitant on buying it for studying for the patent bar after reading some of the reviews. ...

Trademark and Unfair Competition Law: Cases and Materials (University Casebook)

Jane C. Ginsburg, Jessica Litman, ...

Foundation Press, 2007

Good Transaction
Book was New came in a good fast appropriate time and is exactly what I needed. Thanks