BOOK: Claudy OP DEN KAMP and Dan HUNTER, eds., A history of Intellectual Property in 50 Objects (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019). ISBN 9781108420013

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Cambridge University Press is publishing a book on the history of IP in 50 objects.

ABOUT THE BOOK

What do the Mona Lisa, the light bulb, and a Lego brick have in common? The answer — intellectual property (IP) — may be suprising, because IP laws are all about us, but go mostly unrecognized. They are complicated and arcane, and few people understand why they should care about copyright, patents, and trademarks. In this lustrous collection, Claudy Op den Kamp and Dan Hunter have brought together a group of contributors — drawn from around the globe in fields including law, history, sociology, science and technology, media, and even horticulture — to tell a history of IP in 50 objects. These objects not only demonstrate the significance of the IP system, but also show how IP has developed and how it has influenced history. Each object is at the core of a story that will be appreciated by anyone interested in how great innovations offer a unique window into our past, present, and future.

ABOUT THE EDITORS

Claudy Op den Kamp, Bournemouth University

Claudy Op den Kamp is Senior Lecturer in Film and faculty member at the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CIPPM) at Bournemouth University, UK, and Adjunct Research Fellow at Swinburne Law School, Melbourne. She has previously worked as Haghefilm Conservation's Account Manager, as a Film Restoration Project Leader at the Nederlands Filmmuseum, and as a senior research assistant in the film restoration research project DIASTOR at the Department of Film Studies at the University of Zurich. Her monograph, The Greatest Films Never Seen: The Film Archive and the Copyright Smokescreen, was published in 2018.

Dan Hunter, Swinburne Law School, Australia

Dan Hunter is the founding dean of Swinburne Law School, Melbourne. He is an international expert in internet law, intellectual property, and artificial intelligence models of law. He has previously held positions at QUT Law School, New York Law School, Melbourne Law School, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and Cambridge University. He is author of Intellectual Property (2012) and co-author of For The Win: How Game Thinking Can Revolutionize Your Business (2012).

ABOUT THE BOOK

I. Introduction: Of People, Places, and Parlance Claudy Op den Kamp and Dan Hunter

Objects: II. The Pre-Modern Period:

1. Goryeo Celadon Hee-Kyoung Spiritas Cho

2. Murano Glass Vase Stefania Fusco

3. Mona Lisa Andrea Wallace

4. Tempesta Map of Rome Jane C. Ginsburg

III. The Age of Invention:

5. Hogarth Engraving Michael Punt

6. Lithograph Amanda Scardamaglia

7. Morse Telegraph Adam Mossoff

8. Singer Sewing Machine Lionel Bently

9. Uncle Tom's Cabin Peter Jaszi

10. Corset Kara W. Swanson

11. A.G. Bell Telephone Christopher Beauchamp

12. Light Bulb Stef van Gompel

13. Oscar Wilde Portrait Megan Richardson

14. Kodak Camera Jessica Lake

15. Kinetoscope Peter Decherney

16. Deerstalker Hat Ronan Deazley

17. Paper Print Claudy Op den Kamp

IV. Modern Times:

18. Player Piano Roll Maurizio Borghi

19. Champagne Dev S. Gangjee

20. Steamboat Willie Peter Decherney

21. PH-Lamp Stina Teilmann-Lock

22. Climbing Rose Brad Sherman

23. Penguin Paperback Stuart Kells

24. Ferragamo Wedge Marianne Dahlén

25. Aspirin Pill Catherine Bond

V. The Consumption Age:

26. Bell Transistor Beth Webster

27. Oral Contraceptive Pill Melanie Brown

28. Photocopier Jessica Silbey

29. Elstar Apple Jeroen Scharroo

30. Chanel 2.55 Jeannie Suk Gersen

31. Lego Brick Dan Hunter and Julian Thomas

32. Barbie Doll Dan Hunter and Greg Lastowka

33. Coca-Cola Bottle Jacob Gersen and C. Scott Hemphill

34. Zapruder Film Brian L. Frye

35. Audiotape Cassette Robin Wright

36. Action Figure Jason Bainbridge

37. RAM-Chip Jake Goldenfein

38. Football Michael J. Madison

VI. The Digital Now:

39. Polymer Banknote Tom Spurling

40. Post-it Note Stavroula Karapapa

41. Betamax Julian Thomas

42. Escalator Megan M. Carpenter

43. 3D Printer Dinusha Mendis

44. CD Matthew David

45. Internet Jonathan Zittrain

46. Wi-Fi Router Terry Healy

47. Viagra Pill Graham Dutfield

48. Qantas Skybed Mitchell Adams

49. Mike Tyson Tattoo Marie Hadley

50. Bitcoin Primavera De Filippi.

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