Intellectual property is an essential element of innovation. In order for innovative businesses to introduce intellectual property into the global market, strategic management and protective policies are necessary. The book looks at the dynamics and challenges of managing intellectual property.  The book details effective strategies for balancing intellectual property innovation and marketing in the public domain, with effective acquisition and protection of ownership rights.  The book is comprehensive, advancing from the history of these issues from a global perspective to future challenges that face pioneering global business models.

As it pertains to my project, the book describes Google as a visionary company that, despite the legal accusations against the business giant, may have success in reshaping the future of copyright law (135).

Gollin, Michael A. Driving Innovation: Intellectual Property Strategies for a Dynamic World . New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008

"U.S. law originated with English common law, but its difficult to search U.K. laws without access to law school libraries. On Dec. 20, 2006, the British Department for Constitutional Affairs made the free UK Statute Law Database public. Search on title, year, number and/or legislation type. Searching for laws passed in 1850 finds the Piracy Act of 1850..."

The annualized number of “traditional” securities fraud class actions filed from January through June 2006 decreased 31 percent compared to 2005 levels, falling from 179 filings to an annualized estimate of only 123, based on 61 filings through June 30, 2006, finds a new, mid-year report released today by the Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse in cooperation with Cornerstone Research.