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Individuals and businesses need control over profits, use, and distribution of goods.
Individuals and businesses need control over profits, use, and distribution of goods.
Individuals and businesses need control over profits, use, and distribution of goods.
Rules for protecting private property is important because land is one of the mostly costly items to have around the world.
Clear ownership laws for easier exchange of goods
Individuals and businesses need control over profits, use, and distribution of goods.
Individuals and businesses need control over profits, use, and distribution of goods.
Government enacts laws (eg copyright laws). it is then the responsibility of the police to prosecute people who break these laws. It is therefore the responsibility of the creator of works to follow the copyright procedure for protecting these works as set out in law.
Individuals and businesses need control over profits, use, and distribution of goods.
Individuals and businesses need control over profits, use, and distribution of goods.
You need to specify which book you are talking about, but more than likely it has to do with copyright and protecting the intellectual property and economic interests of the author and publisher.
You cannot copyright a book with a future date. Copyright applies automatically as soon as the work is set in "permanent form," which usually means when it is written in draft. Copyright continues until 75 years after the death of the author. No actions are needed to obtain this property right. However, in the US, protecting your copyright in a book can be easier if the copyright statement appears in the front of the book.
Intellectual property refers to creative endeavors to which exclusive rights can be applied. Copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secrets are the major types of intellectual property.
Copyright is one of the intellectual property rights created by the US Federal government. Copyrights must be registered with the federal government and are protected across the entire country. Congress is given the right to make laws protecting intellectual property in the Constitution.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) produced a study in 2005 discussing the weaknesses of copyright in protecting folklore. For their draft provisions, see the link below.
An intellectual property lawyer specializes in trademarking, product registration and protecting the rights of the owner of digital information. IP lawyers also work with copyright infringement and trademark violations.
Norman Siebrasse has written: 'A property rights theory of copyright law' -- subject(s): Copyright, Economic aspects, Economic aspects of Copyright, Economic aspects of Intellectual property, Intellectual property