I am an attorney with a decent background in the basics of intellectual property. I bought this book because I wanted to learn more about IP issues related to open source licensing. While this book isn't really written for an attorney audience I still found it to be very useful.In addition to dealing with the important legal issues related to open source licenses the book also does a great job of discussing and analyzing the economics and community issues that are critical to understanding the open source movement in general.
He also does an excellent job of discussing the various theories and philosophies behind the open source movement which I think are important to understand for those who are really interested in having a thorough understanding of open source.
The author is an attorney and programmer and the book is geared more towards an audience who has a decent background or knowledge in computer programming. If you do not have a background in computer programming some of the examples and analogies the author uses are a bit hard to follow but in most cases I did not find it was critical to fully understand the examples to understand the author's point.
Overall I think it is a great book for developers who work on open source platforms and for attorneys who are looking for an general overview or introduction to the legal issues which surround open source software.
More information at Intellectual Property and Open Source: A Practical Guide to Protecting Code
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