Causes and Prevention of Intellectual Property Crime |
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Authors: | Nicole Leeper Piquero |
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Institution: | (1) Esquire, 70 East 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218-1050, USA |
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Abstract: | Intellectual property refers to the ownership and rights to use creative work that result from intellectual activity. Although
there are four recognized categories of intellectual property (patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyright), copyright
violations have garnered much attention of late because of the copying of software, movies, videogames, and music that deny
publishers and authors' economic returns on their property. In order to understand this growing form of theft and the costs
and consequences of such actions, the current research has three foci. First, the types of activities that fall under the
rubric of intellectual property are identified and defined. Second, the causes or theoretical arguments developed to understand
intellectual property theft are identified and discussed. Third, prevention techniques are examined in order to understand
what is currently being done to control and prevent the misuse and theft of intellectual property. A research agenda outlining
data collection efforts is also presented. |
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