A Philosophy of Intellectual Property

Философия интеллектуальной собственности
Peter Drahos
2016-06-22

intellectual property rightsjusticeknowledge and informationpowerproperty theory
Are intellectual property rights like other property rights? More and more of the world’s knowledge and information is under the control of intellectual property owners. What are the justifications for this? What are the implications for power and for justice of allowing this property form to range across social life? Can we look to traditional property theory to supply the
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It analyzes the justice implications of treating knowledge and information as forms of property.
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It considers whether traditional property theory can adequately justify or explain intellectual property rights.
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It examines the justifications for placing an increasing share of knowledge and information under intellectual property control.
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It investigates how the expansion of intellectual property across social life affects the distribution of power.
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The paper questions whether intellectual property rights are appropriately understood as analogous to conventional property rights.

intellectual property rights

their justification and implications for power and justice, including their relationship to traditional property rights

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