{"product_id":"9781786991140","title":"A Critical Guide to Intellectual Property","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Critical Guide to Intellectual Property\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOurs is an era when human genes can be copied and patented. From genetically modified foods to digital piracy, the concept of intellectual property (IP) and the laws upholding it play a foundational role in our society, but its political and ideological dimensions have rarely been understood outside of specialist circles. This collection cuts through the legal jargon that so often surrounds IP, to provide both a comprehensive history and analysis that explores the corporate interests that shape its conception and the movements that are developing alternatives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the nature of industry changes, we might ask: what are the wider implications of the concept of IP, be it for agribusiness and pharmaceutical companies or the film and music industries? Has IP law has been used to safeguard and assert the ownership of ideas and creativity, or is it an essential foundation of our culture?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Unwraps intellectual property's supposed enigma in an accessible fashion. Power, profits, piracy: all are explored here with real arguments and facts. Provocative.” —\u003ci\u003eAlan Story, University of Kent (retd)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Combining analytical and narrative approaches, this book is an excellent way to get to grips with the current political economy of intellectual property.” —\u003ci\u003eChristopher May, Lancaster University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The idea of Intellectual Property is, quite literally, an attempt to monopolize ideas. In this exciting volume, the ideological basis of IP is critiqued, and the options for resistance examined.” —\u003ci\u003eJohn Quiggin, University of Queensland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A Critical Guide… is as much a handbook that suggests radical thought and action as it is an intellectuals' guide to intellectual property.” —\u003ci\u003eJonah Raskin, Socialism and Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Callahan and Rogers have put together a critical guide that tells the truth about intellectual property. Everybody should read it.” —\u003ci\u003ePeter Drahos, Australian National University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781786991140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Zed Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40765070213326,"sku":"9781786991140","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c41946ec-8499-49f1-872b-4a5482b636bb.jpg?v=1641968373","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781786991140","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}