The Pirate's Guide to Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

A REFRESHING RELIEF FROM BLAND LEGAL TEXTS

It takes a thief to catch a thief. With a sly wink, former techno-pirate and award winning author David Winters lashes together the "big picture" for patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property, showing how they work in truth, not mere theory.

The skipper's engaging and humorous examples expose both practical applications and foolishness of present intellectual property rules. Then he demonstrates how to use them to evade or defeat roving brigands without navigating through expensive courtrooms.

Including a thorough chapter on criminal copyright and trademark offenses, this book guides you safely past hidden rocks and shoals of intellectual property (and teaches a wee bit ‘o sea language in the bargain). Between these covers lie valuable tactics for inventors, authors, artists, entrepreneurs, and even lawyers.

CAUTION: KEEP THIS BOOK AWAY FROM PIRATES!