The Knockoff Economy How Imitation Sparks Innovation

Kal Raustiala, Christopher Sprigman

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From the shopping mall to the corner bistro, knockoffs are everywhere in today's marketplace. Conventional wisdom holds that copying kills creativity, and that laws that protect against copies are essential to innovation - and economic success. But are copyrights and patents always necessary? This book argues that creativity can not only survive in the face of copying, but can thrive.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780199361090
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Imprint:	Oxford University Press
Pub date:	01 Apr 2015
DEWEY:	364.1662
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	272
Weight:	318g
Height:	224mm
Width:	145mm
Spine width:	20mm