{"product_id":"intellectual-property-excesses-enrico-bonadio-9781509944927","title":"Intellectual Property Excesses: Exploring the Boundaries of IP Protection","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays highlights the sometimes absurd outcomes which an unjustified overprotection of intellectual property (IP) may lead to. It collects and comments on a series of IP disputes which have taken the notion of IP protection to extremes. From individuals being sued for hundreds of thousands of dollars for sharing a playlist, to sports spectators being arrested for wearing the 'wrong' dresses, passing through granting patents for inventions obtained by misappropriating traditional knowledge, and trademark protection of merely descriptive signs, this book brings together a broad range of examples from across the IP spectrum where protection and enforcement have been used or threatened on unreasonable and\/or untenable grounds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe aim of the book is to criticise these excesses precisely because they harm IP; and because they contribute to creating an environment where more and more people are led to 'hate' IP, and view it as a protectionist regime which discourages creativity in innovation and ends up safeguarding the owners of monopolistic rights which restrict trade, competition and people's freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not, therefore, a book against IP, it is instead a call for change and an attempt to 'save' IP through critiquing its excesses and preventing such a fascinating area of law from continuing to be an easy target for criticism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book includes a foreword by Jason Mazzone, Albert E Jenner Jr Professor of Law at the University of Illinois, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Enrico Bonadio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509944923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509944927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hart Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.77d","brand":"Enrico Bonadio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717454524671,"sku":"9781509944927","price":60.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b9559a3-7b40-44c5-b050-e50ac198e516.jpg?v=1705688267","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/intellectual-property-excesses-enrico-bonadio-9781509944927","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}