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"Reforming Intellectual Property brings together 19 of the world's leading scholars in the field to offer their unique insight into the future of intellectual property. Providing a diverse array of perspectives on the most pressing reforms needed in the current IP regime, whether in terms of legislation at national and international levels, or interpretation of existing law, this exceptional book highlights the key issues in this area and sets out an agenda for future research and policy. Examining the question of what changes to IP law and policy are most urgent and would have the most impact, chapters cover a wide range of subjects, with some focusing on specific topics such as the reform of non-traditional trademarks, or the fair use and research exemption in patent law. Other contributions take a broader approach, such as a reappraisal of performers' rights in audio and audiovisual media that encompasses implications for creativity, welfare and ethics in the film industry, and a proposal for the creation of an International Intellectual Property Treaty. This book will prove to be crucial reading for all scholars and students of IP law, as well as policymakers and practitioners in the field. It will also be of interest to researchers working in related fields such as competition and human rights law for its intersecting analysis of these areas"--

"This book contains a collection of peer reviewed papers presented at the 10th biennial 'Modern Studies in Property Law' conference held at the University of Liverpool in April 2014. It is the eighth volume to be published under the name of the conference. The conference and its published proceedings have become an established forum for property lawyers from around the world to showcase current research in the discipline. The collection reflects the diversity and contemporary relevance of modern research in property law. Incorporating a keynote address by Sir John Mummery, retired Lord Justice of Appeal, on 'Property In The Information Age.' A number of chapters consider the contribution of property law to issues central to the human condition -- the home, health, and death. Other papers illustrate an enduring need to question and explore fundamental concepts of the subject, as well as to consider the challenges of reforming the law. Collectively, the chapters demonstrate the vibrancy and importance of property law in dealing with modern concerns across the common law world. (Series: Modern Studies in Property Law -- Vol. 8) [Subject: Property Law, Equity & Trusts, International Law]"--Bloomsbury Publishing

Justifications for copyrights, patents, & trade secrets are examined. The arguments that natural property results from the fruits of intellectual labor, & that such rights are deserved as a reward for this labor are found to be inadequate, as are arguments based on sovereignty, security, & privacy. The strongest argument for intellectual property -- that it provides the best possible mechanism for insuring the availability & widespread dissemination of intellectual works & their resulting products -- depends on unresolved empirical questions & thus is inconclusive. Intellectual property institutions are not as easily justified as is thought. AA

Author Stephenie Meyer forever altered the cultural existence of Quileute Indians when she wrote them into herTwilightnovels. Now a veritable global phenomenon complete with books, movies, and affiliated merchandise, theTwilightseries depicts young, male members of the tribe as vampire-fighting werewolves who ferociously defend a peace and territorial treaty made with local bloodsuckers. In reality, the Quileute Tribe consists of approximately 700 Indians, many of whom live on a remote reservation in the pacific Northwest, a tiny parcel of the once vast Quileute territory. SinceTwilight's unprecedented international success, the Quileute have been overwhelmed with fans and entrepreneurs, all grasping, quite literally in some cases, for their own piece of the Quileute.

Introduction to income property valuation -- Appraisal principles and highest and best use -- Market area and neighborhood analysis -- Compound interest and discount factors -- Cash-flow forecasting -- Investment return calculations -- Income capitalization approach -- Sales comparison approach -- Site and improvements description and analysis -- Site valuation -- The cost approach -- Leased fee and leasehold valuation -- Investment measures with mortgage financing -- Valuation of mortgage and equity interests -- Valuation of nontypical mortgage financing -- Selecting and supporting the discount rate -- Highest and best use analysis : applications

AbstractHaila questions the dominant 'story' that 'imperfections' in Chinese urban land markets can only be resolved through state sanctioned private property rights. She interrogates the meaning of concepts such as 'market' or 'property', wary of the 'ontological fallacy' in which concepts are confused for real objects. Drawing from Mitchell (1991), we seek to take this farther, by tracing how a distinction between property as representation and as reality is produced, and seeking to evaluate the effects this divide has on social practice. Rather than treating property in the Chinese context as an abstraction, we urge scholars to be alive to its empirically and ethically diverse manifestations.Résumé Haila conteste le 'récit' dominant selon lequel les 'imperfections' des marchés fonciers urbains chinois ne peuvent se résoudre que par des droits de propriété privée cautionnés par l'État. Elle interroge la signification de concepts tels que 'le marché' ou 'la propriété', se méfiant de 'l'illusion ontologique' où l'on confond concepts et objets réels. Partant des travaux de Mitchell (1991), nous prolongeons cette idée en décrivant la distinction qui s'établit entre la propriété comme représentation et la propriété comme réalité; sont aussi évalués les effets de cette différenciation sur la pratique sociale. Au lieu de traiter la propriété dans le cadre chinois comme une abstraction, nous invitons les chercheurs à prendre conscience de la diversité de ses manifestations tant sur le plan empirique que sur le plan éthique.