Intellectual Property and Theories of Justice [electronic resource] /
Gosseries, A.editor.
Marciano, A.editor.
Strowel, A.editor.
Fourteen philosophers, economists and legal scholars address the question 'Can intellectual property rights be fair?' What differentiates intellectual from real property? Should libertarians or Rawlsians defend IP rights? What's wrong with free-riding? How can incentives be taken into account by theories of justice?
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How (un)fair is intellectual property? / Axel Gosseries -- Lockean justifications of intellectual property / Daniel Attas -- Are Rawlsians entitled to monopoly rights? / Speranta Dumitru -- Access to vs. exclusion from knowledge : intellectual property, efficiency and social justice / Giovanni Battista Ramello -- The incentives argument for intellectual property protection / Seana Valentine Shiffrin -- When property is something else : understanding intellectual property through the lens of regulatory justice / Shubha Ghosh -- Liberty and the rejection of strong intellectual property rights / Jonathan Trerise -- Is P2P sharing of MP3 files an objectionable form of free riding? / Geert Demuijnck -- Copyright and freedom of expression : a philosophical map / Alexandra Couto -- Free software, proprietary software and linguistic justice / Gilles Falquet and François Grin -- How efficient is the patent system? A general appraisal and an application to the pharmaceutical sector / Paul Belleflamme -- Patents on drugs - the wrong prescription? / Peter Dietsch -- Is it ethical to patent human genes? / Anabelle Lever.
Fourteen philosophers, economists and legal scholars address the question 'Can intellectual property rights be fair?' What differentiates intellectual from real property? Should libertarians or Rawlsians defend IP rights? What's wrong with free-riding? How can incentives be taken into account by theories of justice?
Political philosophy.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Leadership.
Commercial law.
Mass media.
Law.
Ethics.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Commercial Law.
IT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property.
Ethics.