This book is a collection of recent essays offering fresh perspectives on the scope and future of intellectual property rights. The tripartite division of the book is designed to make this inter-disciplinary topic more accessible and intelligible to readers of diverse backgrounds. Part I...

Multimedia security has become a major research topic, yielding numerous academic papers in addition to many watermarking-related companies. In this emerging area, there are many challenging research issues that deserve sustained study towards an effective and practical system. This book...

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Section 2. Logical modeling -- 19. Object-Relational Modeling -- 20. Concept-Oriented Model -- 21. Database Reverse Engineering -- 22. Imprecise Functional Dependencies -- 23. Horizontal Data Partitioning: Past, Present and Future -- 24. Database Support for Workflow Management Systems -- 25....