The Knockoff Economy : How Imitation Spurs Innovation /

The Knockoff Economy : How Imitation Spurs Innovation / Kal Raustiala, Christopher Jon Sprigman.

"Conventional wisdom holds that intellectual property rights are essential for innovation. But are copyright and patents really necessary to spark creativity? In The Knockoff Economy, Kal Raustiala and Christopher Sprigman provocatively argue that creativity can not only survive in the face of...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Raustiala, Kal
Other Authors: Sprigman, Christopher
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [UK] ; New York : Oxford University Press, USA, 2012.
Subjects:
Piracy (Copyright) > United States.
Piracy (Copyright) > Economic aspects > United States.
Copyright > United States.
Intellectual property > United States.
Copyright > Music > United States.
Sound recordings > Pirated editions > United States.
Copyright.
Copyright > Music.
Intellectual property.
Piracy (Copyright)
Piracy (Copyright) > Economic aspects.
Sound recordings > Pirated editions.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Knockoffs and Fashion Victims
  • Chapter 3: Cuisine, Copying, and Creativity
  • Chapter 4: Comedy Vigilantes
  • Chapter 5: Football, Fonts, Finance, and Feist
  • Chapter 6: Conclusion: Copies and Creativity
  • Chapter 7: Epilogue: The Future is Music.

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