Intellectual Property Law and Interactive Media

This new - and in its second edition - book captures a comprehensive treatment of intellectual property law and interactive media. It covers emerging trends such as the international contexts of games/virtual worlds, legislative and judicial history, and the efforts to balance public and private interests. It explains procedural issues in connection with various forms of intellectual property management (copyright, patent, open source/open publishing, trademark, trade secrets, personal...
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This new - and in its second edition - book captures a comprehensive treatment of intellectual property law and interactive media. It covers emerging trends such as the international contexts of games/virtual worlds, legislative and judicial history, and the efforts to balance public and private interests. It explains procedural issues in connection with various forms of intellectual property management (copyright, patent, open source/open publishing, trademark, trade secrets, personal torts - right of publicity, privacy, defamation - and digital rights management) and registration.