A Critical Guide to Intellectual Property

de Mat Callahan, Jim Rogers

Summary:"This book examines the wider implications of the concept of intellectual property (IP) and questions how IP law has been used to safeguard and assert the ownership of ideas and creativity. Today, with mounting challenges from the growth of free software and open source movements, this collection provides an accessible and alternative guide to IP, exploring its significance within the wider struggle between capital and the commons"--Publisher's website