Trade secrets : intellectual piracy and the origins of American industrial power / Doron S. Ben-Atar
- Author
- Ben-Atar, Doron S.
- Published
- New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2004.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 281 pages) : illustrations
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- Contents
- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Knowledge as property in the international state system -- ch. 2. The battle over technology within the empire -- ch. 3. Benjamin Franklin and America's technology deficit -- ch. 4. After the revolution : "the American seduction of machines and artisans" -- ch. 5. Official orchestration of technology smuggling -- ch. 6. Constructing the American understanding of intellectual property -- ch. 7. The path to crystal palace -- Notes -- Index.
- Summary
- During the first decades of America's existence as a nation private citizens, voluntary associations, & government officials encouraged the smuggling of European inventions & artisans to the New World. At the same time the new US was setting new standards for the protection of industrial innovations.
- Subject(s)
- Business intelligence—United States—History
- Trade secrets—United States—History
- Technological innovations—United States—History
- Piracy (Copyright)—United States—History
- Industrial property—United States—History
- Espionnage industriel—États-Unis—Histoire
- Secrets commerciaux—États-Unis—Histoire
- Innovations—États-Unis—Histoire
- Piratage (Droit d'auteur)—États-Unis—Histoire
- Propriété industrielle—États-Unis—Histoire
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS—Industries—General
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS—Economic History
- Business intelligence
- Industrial property
- Piracy (Copyright)
- Technological innovations
- Trade secrets
- Urheberrecht
- Rechtsverletzung
- Handelspolitik
- Technische Innovation
- Intellectuele eigendom
- Technische vernieuwing
- Economische geschiedenis (wetenschap)
- Bedrijfsspionage
- United States
- USA
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 030010006X (alk. paper)
9780300100068 (alk. paper)
9780300127218
0300127219 - Digital File Characteristics
- data file
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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