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Communication, information industry and IPR

Library and Information Science (Code 59) · Unit 1 · ~12 min read · Original chapter

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Knowledge grows only when it is communicated, and communication today runs through a vast information industry. This chapter traces how information flows from creators to users and how intellectual property rights protect creators. A researcher sharing a paper through a journal, a repository and a classroom shows all three ideas at once.

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