In the two years since its enactment, the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement has gotten positive reviews from the governments of Chile and the United States. Not only has total trade increased by 85 percent, but decreased tariffs have stimulated increased diversity of goods. The good news is due, at least...

This new volume from the AEI Press includes six thoughtful essays on the intellectual property controversy in two of today’s key knowledge-based industries.

In this volume, leading scholars tackle the debate over intellectual property rights in high-technology industries and express their views on how to improve the current system.

The appropriate dimensions of protection for intellectual property rights in general, and patents in particular, have been matters of controversy since the 16th century. Software and biotechnology, both relatively new areas to come under the patent umbrella, have brought the debate to a fevered pitch in recent years. The Joint...

The San Antonio Express-News reviews Michael Finger's book, Poor People's Knowledge.

The proper government role with private property is little more than can be supported by a cost-benefit analysis that could withstand Ronald Coase’s scrutiny.

Many of the critics of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and other legislation seeking to combat intellectual property violations on the Internet, say they are fighting efforts to “censor” the web. SOPA is many things, but if words still have meaning it cannot be fruitfully described as censorship.

This book considers the three geographical regions that present the greatest intellectual property rights problems to U.S. industries--China, Latin America, and India.