Intellectual Property

This volume brings together articles by leading international scholars from diverse disciplinary perspectives who focus on the legal, social and cultural dimensions of intellectual properties - including patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and rights of publicity. These articles take into account traditional doctrinal analysis, historical perspectives, critical cultural study and empirical examinations of intellectual property in action. The book also directs critical attention to the significance of intellectual property in contemporary processes of globalization and political economy.