Intellectual Property

In The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Intellectual Property prominent intellectual property scholar Dan Hunter provides a precise engaging overview and careful analysis of current laws of intellectual property and their history. Hunter first focuses on the central areas of intellectual property law including copyright patent trademark and trade secrets. He then explores the politics economics psychology and rhetoric of possession and control that influence and interact with this area of law. Hunter explains how intellectual property has contributed greatly to the innovations that we as a society need in our modern lives. He also describes ways in which the expansion of intellectual property can reduce innovation by stopping others from implementing great ideas or producing new work. Hunter helps readers think about modern intellectual property in a way that allows them to see how innovation and progress are linked to intellectual property law and how small changes in the laws have had significant consequences for our society. Ultimately Hunter helps readers form their own views about the various areas within the arena of intellectual property.