Overview

Intellectual Property and Property Rights is an invaluable reference work in light of the increasingly important policy debates over patents, copyrights and other intellectual property rights. This insightful title consists of influential articles by leading scholars addressing the interconnections between intellectual property rights and property rights. Topics include the justification for intellectual property as property, the historical development of intellectual property rights as property rights and whether intellectual property can be conceptually framed as a property right.

Full Product Details

Author:   Adam Mossoff
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 5.30cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.692kg
ISBN:  

9781781007167

ISBN 10:   1781007160
Pages:   924
Publication Date:   31 January 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

Table of Contents

Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction Adam Mossoff PART I PROPERTY THEORY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS A. Descriptive and Normative Accounts of Intellectual Property as Property 1. Lawrence C. Becker (1993), 'Deserving to Own Intellectual Property' 2. Frank H. Easterbrook (1990), 'Intellectual Property is Still Property' 3. Richard A. Epstein (2001), 'Intellectual Property: Old Boundaries and New Frontiers' 4. Wendy J. Gordon (1993), 'A Property Right in Self-Expression: Equality and Individualism in the Natural Law of Intellectual Property' 5. Robert P. Merges (2008), 'The Concept of Property in the Digital Era' 6. Henry E. Smith (2007), 'Intellectual Property as Property: Delineating Entitlements in Information' B. Copyright 7. Justin Hughes (2006), 'Copyright and Incomplete Historiographies: Of Piracy, Propertization, and Thomas Jefferson' 8. Richard A. Epstein (2005), 'Liberty Versus Property? Cracks in the Foundations of Copyright Law' 9. Christopher M. Newman (2011), 'Transformation in Property and Copyright' C. Patents 10. Adam Mossoff (2007), 'Who Cares What Thomas Jefferson Thought About Patents? Reevaluating the Patent Privilege in Historical Context' 11. F. Scott Kieff (2001), 'Property Rights and Property Rules for Commercializing Inventions' 12. Edmund W. Kitch (1977), 'The Nature and Function of the Patent System' D. Trademarks 13. Mark P. McKenna (2006-2007), 'The Normative Foundations of Trademark Law' E. Trade Secrets 14. Robert G. Bone (1998), 'A New Look at Trade Secret Law: Doctrine in Search of Justification' 15. Eric R. Claeys (2011), 'Private Law Theory and Corrective Justice in Trade Secrecy' PART II THE PROPERTY-BASED CRITIQUE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 16. Tom G. Palmer (1990), 'Are Patents and Copyrights Morally Justified? The Philosophy of Property Rights and Ideal Objects' 17. Tom W. Bell (2008), 'Copyright as Intellectual Property Privilege'

Reviews

'Mossoff has compiled a rich collection of the best law journal articles involving various aspects of the increasingly complex domain of intellectual property rights. In a digital age where words, art, photographs, videos, ad music are now shared at increasingly viral speeds, Mossoff's Intellectual Property and Property Rights provides communication professors and lecturers with valuable classroom teaching tools, supported by intriguing real-world cases, for helping their students understand what can fairly be used.'

'This collection puts together the classic works exploring intellectual property rights and their relationship to traditional property rights, written by some of the foremost thinkers on both sides of that divide. A must-have for serious students of intellectual property and property alike.' - R. Polk Wagner, University of Pennsylvania Law School, US

`Mossoff has compiled a rich collection of the best law journal articles involving various aspects of the increasingly complex domain of intellectual property rights. In a digital age where words, art, photographs, videos, ad music are now shared at increasingly viral speeds, Mossoff's Intellectual Property and Property Rights provides communication professors and lecturers with valuable classroom teaching tools, supported by intriguing real-world cases, for helping their students understand what can fairly be used.' -- Sun Wolf Ph.D., Communication Research Trends `. . . this book stands out as a valuable acquisition for lawyers, judges, legal scholars and policy-makers as well as researchers and all those who need a handy, single-volume resource for understanding the labours of the mind and the dire need to protect intellectual property rights.' -- Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister Magazine `This collection puts together the classic works exploring intellectual property rights and their relationship to traditional property rights, written by some of the foremost thinkers on both sides of that divide. A must-have for serious students of intellectual property and property alike.' -- R. Polk Wagner, University of Pennsylvania Law School, US

Author Information

Edited by Adam Mossoff, Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law, Virginia, US

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions