The Intellectual Commons
Subtitle: Toward an Ecology of Intellectual Property (Lexington Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy)
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: April 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780739109489
Subjects: Ethics & moral philosophy; Philosophy; Intellectual Property - General; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Law; Law / General; Intellectual Property; Communications; General
Description: "The Intellectual Commons works to develop a theory of intellectual property based on a theory of natural rights that assumes the existence of a "natural world" of intellectual resources. Henry C. Mitchell, Jr. develops a moral framework that makes cooperation rather than conflict among the groups involved central to understanding intellectual property rights. Drawing on early modern theorists such as Grotius, Pufendorf, and Locke as well as the intellectual theory of copyright put forth by L. Ray Patterson, Mark Rose, and Michel Foucault, The Intellectual Commons presents a way to bring intellectual property theory and practice together.

This book is an important addition to the intellectual property debate and a must-read for law students, communication theorists, and any person interested in the future of digital media rights."--Jacket.