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Price: $25.95
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Sale: $14.09
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Manufacturer: Penguin Press HC, The
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Lawrence Lessig
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Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
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Dewey Decimal Number: 346.730482
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Publication Date: 2008-10-16
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Reading Level: 352
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Description: The author of Free Culture shows how we harm our children—and almost anyone who creates, enjoys, or sells any art form—with a restrictive copyright system driven by corporate interests. Lessig reveals the solutions to this impasse offered by a collaborative yet profitable “hybrid economy”.
Lawrence Lessig, the reigning authority on intellectual property in the Internet age, spotlights the newest and possibly the most harmful culture war—a war waged against our kids and others who create and consume art. America’s copyright laws have ceased to perform their original, beneficial role: protecting artists’ creations while allowing them to build on previous creative works. In fact, our system now criminalizes those very actions.
For many, new technologies have made it irresistible to flout these unreasonable and ultimately untenable laws. Some of today’s most talented artists are felons, and so are our kids, who see no reason why they shouldn’t do what their computers and the Web let them do, from burning a copyrighted CD for a friend to “biting” riffs from films, videos, songs, etc and making new art from them.
Criminalizing our children and others is exactly what our society should not do, and Lessig shows how we can and must end this conflict—a war as ill conceived and unwinnable as the war on drugs. By embracing “read-write culture,” which allows its users to create art as readily as they consume it, we can ensure that creators get the support—artistic, commercial, and ethical—that they deserve and need. Indeed, we can already see glimmers of a new hybrid economy that combines the profit motives of traditional business with the “sharing economy” evident in such Web sites as Wikipedia and YouTube. The hybrid economy will become ever more prominent in every creative realm—from news to music—and Lessig shows how we can and should use it to benefit those who make and consume culture.
Remix is an urgent, eloquent plea to end a war that harms our children and other intrepid creative users of new technologies. It also offers an inspiring vision of the post-war world where enormous opportunities await those who view art as a resource to be shared openly rather than a commodity to be hoarded.
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Price: $49.99
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Sale: $31.49
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Manufacturer: NOLO
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: David Pressman
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Publisher: NOLO
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Edition: 13
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Publication Date: 2008-05
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Reading Level: 572
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Description: Say that you've come up with a really nifty idea for a gizmo that would improve the lives of every human being on Earth and probably turn you into a gadzillionaire, too! Before you get too far into the fantasy, you need this extremely detailed and comprehensive guide to the process of getting a patent. This is not a small book, but it contains everything you need to know, including a lot of things you probably don't KNOW you need to know. Very detailed, with examples of forms you'll need, addresses and marketing advice, this is the complete guide you'll need to navigate this complex process from square one to gadzillionaire-ness!
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Price: $28.50
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Sale: $14.20
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Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: James Boyle
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Publisher: Yale University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 346
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Publication Date: 2008-12-09
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Reading Level: 336
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Description: In this enlightening book James Boyle describes what he calls the range wars of the information age—today’s heated battles over intellectual property. Boyle argues that just as every informed citizen needs to know at least something about the environment or civil rights, every citizen should also understand intellectual property law. Why? Because intellectual property rights mark out the ground rules of the information society, and today’s policies are unbalanced, unsupported by evidence, and often detrimental to cultural access, free speech, digital creativity, and scientific innovation. Boyle identifies as a major problem the widespread failure to understand the importance of the public domain—the realm of material that everyone is free to use and share without permission or fee. The public domain is as vital to innovation and culture as the realm of material protected by intellectual property rights, he asserts, and he calls for a movement akin to the environmental movement to preserve it. With a clear analysis of issues ranging from Jefferson’s philosophy of innovation to musical sampling, synthetic biology and Internet file sharing, this timely book brings a positive new perspective to important cultural and legal debates. If we continue to enclose the “commons of the mind,” Boyle argues, we will all be the poorer. |
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $15.50
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Manufacturer: Schirmer Trade Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Gunnar Erickson::Mark Halloran::Harris Tulchin
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Publisher: Schirmer Trade Books
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 344.73099
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Publication Date: 2005-02
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Reading Level: 192
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Description: In this comprehensive guidebook, three experienced entertainment lawyers tell you everything you need to know to produce and market an independent film—from the development process to deal making, financing, setting up the production, hiring directors and actors, securing location rights, acquiring music, calculating profits, digital moving making, distribution, and marketing your movie. This all-new second edition has been completed updated.
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Price: $130.00
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Sale: $101.22
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Manufacturer: Aspen Publishers
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Robert P. Merges::Peter S. Menell::Mark A. Lemley
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Publisher: Aspen Publishers
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Edition: 4 Revised
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Dewey Decimal Number: 346.73048
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Publication Date: 2007-07-25
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Reading Level: 1239
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $7.96
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Manufacturer: Warners Business Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Michael A. Lechter
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Publisher: Warners Business Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 658.15224
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Publication Date: 2004-02
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Reading Level: 352
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Description: Cash flow is the foundation of every successful business, but investors do not have to start with their own money to build a business. Money can be made by acquiring an asset, turning an idea into a fortune, or building a business, using other peoples moneyOPM. This book will discuss different forms of OPM, how to find OPM, the consequences of using OPM, and the legal aspects and pitfalls of trying to access OPM.
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Price: $18.95
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Sale: $6.85
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Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Tamara Monosoff
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 658.11410852
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Publication Date: 2005-07-22
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Reading Level: 256
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Description: The Mom Inventors Handbook. gives practical step-by- step advice for putting inspiration into action. The book takes inventors from idea development to marketing and sales covering everything from market research to prototype development, manufacturing and licensing and debunks some common myths. It simplifies the invention process; even providing stories from real mom inventors sharing their 'aha' moments and lessons learned.
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Price: $4.95
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Sale: $1.09
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Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: U.S. Department of Commerce
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Publisher: Dover Publications
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Dewey Decimal Number: 346.730486
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Publication Date: 2000-04-11
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Reading Level: 87
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Description: Handy official guide explains functions of the Patent and Trademark Office, describes a patent, defines such terms as "patent pending" and "patent applied for," discusses patent law, explains what can be patented and the process of registering patents, describes filing fees, and much else—all in simple, easy-to-understanding language. Designed specifically for non-attorneys, this indispensable handbook will be of value to inventors, patent applicants, students, and other interested parties.
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Price: $29.99
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Sale: $19.79
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Manufacturer: NOLO
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jack Lo::David Pressman
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Publisher: NOLO
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Edition: 5
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Dewey Decimal Number: 608.022
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Publication Date: 2007-08-15
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Reading Level: 241
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Description: Patent drafters charge $75 to $100 per sheet to prepare drawings -- but you can draw them yourself!
How to Make Patent Drawings is an essential guide for inventors who want to complete a crucial step in the patenting process themselves -- creating formal patent drawings that comply with the strict rules of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (and save hundreds or even thousands of dollars).
Written by two experts in the patent field, How to Make Patent Drawings shows you how to:
make utility patent drawings
make design patent drawings
utilize pen and paper, or digital equipment
respond to Patent Office Actions regarding drawings
Plus, once you've secured a patent with your drawings, you can also use them to market and promote your product to prospective manufacturers and customers.
The 5th edition is completely updated to reflect recent changes to patent law and the newest advances in technical drawing. It includes all necessary forms, plus step-by-step instructions for filling them out.
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Price: $18.95
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Sale: $5.99
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Manufacturer: Basic Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Lawrence Lessig
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Publisher: Basic Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 343
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Publication Date: 2006-12-04
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Reading Level: 432
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Description: The "alarming and impassioned"* book on how the Internet is redefining constitutional law, now reissued as the first popular book revised online by its readers (*New York Times) There's a common belief that cyberspace cannot be regulated-that it is, in its very essence, immune from the government's (or anyone else's) control. Code, first published in 2000, argues that this belief is wrong. It is not in the nature of cyberspace to be unregulable; cyberspace has no "nature." It only has code-the software and hardware that make cyberspace what it is. That code can create a place of freedom-as the original architecture of the Net did-or a place of oppressive control. Under the influence of commerce, cyberpsace is becoming a highly regulable space, where behavior is much more tightly controlled than in real space. But that's not inevitable either. We can-we must-choose what kind of cyberspace we want and what freedoms we will guarantee. These choices are all about architecture: about what kind of code will govern cyberspace, and who will control it. In this realm, code is the most significant form of law, and it is up to lawyers, policymakers, and especially citizens to decide what values that code embodies. Since its original publication, this seminal book has earned the status of a minor classic. This second edition, or Version 2.0, has been prepared through the author's wiki, a web site that allows readers to edit the text, making this the first reader-edited revision of a popular book.
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