William Kingston, School of Business, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

‘. . . this is an enjoyable and thought-provoking review of the challenges surrounding market intervention to provide monopolies for information. Because it draws on a lengthy period of study and thoughtful reflection acquired during Kingston’s lengthy career, it provides even a well-informed reader with new information and insights.’

• Contents: Preface 1. Information, Property Rights and Innovation 2. The Most-used Information Protection Means: Capability and Marketing 3. Protecting Disembodied Information: ‘Intellectual Property’ 4. International Information Protection 5. Information Protection and Visions of the Public Good 6. How Interests Came to Shape Information Protection 7. Rescuing a Dysfunctional System 8. Compulsory Arbitration for Dispute Resolution 9. Better Measurement for Information Protection 10. Protecting the Information of Smaller Firms 11. Direct Protection of Innovation 12. Epilogue: Must Interests Prevail? Index

William Kingston, School of Business, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

‘. . . this is an enjoyable and thought-provoking review of the challenges surrounding market intervention to provide monopolies for information. Because it draws on a lengthy period of study and thoughtful reflection acquired during Kingston’s lengthy career, it provides even a well-informed reader with new information and insights.’

• Contents: Preface 1. Information, Property Rights and Innovation 2. The Most-used Information Protection Means: Capability and Marketing 3. Protecting Disembodied Information: ‘Intellectual Property’ 4. International Information Protection 5. Information Protection and Visions of the Public Good 6. How Interests Came to Shape Information Protection 7. Rescuing a Dysfunctional System 8. Compulsory Arbitration for Dispute Resolution 9. Better Measurement for Information Protection 10. Protecting the Information of Smaller Firms 11. Direct Protection of Innovation 12. Epilogue: Must Interests Prevail? Index

William Kingston, School of Business, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

‘. . . this is an enjoyable and thought-provoking review of the challenges surrounding market intervention to provide monopolies for information. Because it draws on a lengthy period of study and thoughtful reflection acquired during Kingston’s lengthy career, it provides even a well-informed reader with new information and insights.’

• Contents: Preface 1. Information, Property Rights and Innovation 2. The Most-used Information Protection Means: Capability and Marketing 3. Protecting Disembodied Information: ‘Intellectual Property’ 4. International Information Protection 5. Information Protection and Visions of the Public Good 6. How Interests Came to Shape Information Protection 7. Rescuing a Dysfunctional System 8. Compulsory Arbitration for Dispute Resolution 9. Better Measurement for Information Protection 10. Protecting the Information of Smaller Firms 11. Direct Protection of Innovation 12. Epilogue: Must Interests Prevail? Index