To Steal a Book Is an Elegant Offense

To Steal a Book Is an Elegant Offense
Author: William P. Alford
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 1995
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0804729603


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This sweeping study examines the law of intellectual property in Chinese civilization from imperial days to the present. It uses materials drawn from law, the arts and other fields as well as extensive interviews with Chinese and foreign officials, business people, lawyers, and perpetrators and victims of "piracy."


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Language: en
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Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

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