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The Eureka Myth: Creators, Innovators, And Everyday Intellectual Property, Jessica Silbey Jan 2014

The Eureka Myth: Creators, Innovators, And Everyday Intellectual Property, Jessica Silbey

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Are innovation and creativity helped or hindered by our intellectual property laws? In the two hundred plus years since the Constitution enshrined protections for those who create and innovate, we're still debating the merits of IP laws and whether or not they actually work as intended. Artists, scientists, businesses, and the lawyers who serve them, as well as the Americans who benefit from their creations all still wonder: what facilitates innovation and creativity in our digital age? And what role, if any, do our intellectual property laws play in the growth of innovation and creativity in the United States?

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