Jefferson vs. the Patent Trolls: A Populist Vision of Intellectual Property Rights

by Jeffrey H. Matsuura

Of all the founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson had the most substantial direct experience with the issues surrounding intellectual property rights and their impact on creativity, invention, and innovation. In our own digital age, in which IP has again become the object of intense debate, his voice remains one of the most vital in American history on this crucial subject.

Jefferson lived in a time of immense change, when inventions and other creative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813927714
• ISBN13: 9780813927718
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher