Intellectual Property Rights in an Age of Electronics and Information
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office 1986
ISBN/ASIN: B003HNOJEA
Number of pages: 306
Description:
This report examines the impact of recent and anticipated advances in communication and information technologies on the intellectual property system. It focuses primarily on the Federal copyright system, and on the continuing effectiveness of copyright law as a policy tool in the light of technologies such as audio and videorecorders, computer programs, electronic databases, and telecommunications networks.
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