History Lessons: The Early Development of Intellectual Property Institutions in the United States
研究了美国如何建立世界上第一个现代知识产权制度，其特点是广泛获取、严格执法和公开披露，并分析了市场与民主制度对系统动态调整的积极作用。
The U.S. was a pioneer in establishing the world's first modern intellectual property system. That system was distinguished by the provision of broad access to, and strict enforcement of, property rights in new inventions, coupled with the requirement of public disclosure, and it was effective at stimulating the growth of a market for technology and technical change more generally. Far from being static, fundamental modifications were introduced over time in response to changing circumstances. That such adjustments so often proved to be constructive owes partly to a private market being a central feature of the system, and partly to the democratic structure of U.S. institutions.