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Informationen zum Autor Robert P. Merges Klappentext In a sophisticated defense of intellectual property, Merges draws on Kant, Locke, and Rawls to explain how IP rights are based on a solid ethical foundation and make sense for a just society. He also calls for appropriate boundaries: IP rights are real, but they come with real limits. Zusammenfassung In a sophisticated defense of intellectual property! Merges draws on Kant! Locke! and Rawls to explain how IP rights are based on a solid ethical foundation and make sense for a just society. He also calls for appropriate boundaries: IP rights are real! but they come with real limits.
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Contents Preface 1. Introduction: Main Themes Part One: Foundations 2. Locke 3. Kant 4. Distributive Justice and IP Rights Part Two: Principles 5. Midlevel Principles of IP Law 6. The Proportionality Principle Part Three: Issues 7. Creative Professionals, Corporate Ownership, and Transaction Costs 8. Property in the Digital Era 9. Patents and Drugs for the Developing World 10. Conclusion: The Future of Property Notes Index
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In this book, which promises to be a landmark in the field, Merges presents a wide-ranging and highly insightful synthesis of three strands of property-related philosophy in order to provide a grounding for mid-level principles of intellectual property.
-- Henry E. Smith, Harvard Law School
A new Bible for Intellectual Property...At the fundamental level, Merges relies upon deontological ethics derived from Locke (justification for appropriation), Kant (individual freedoms), and Rawls (distributive justice). By threading together these historic lines of thought, Merges provides an ethical foundation both for the establishment of property rights for creative contributions to society as well as for substantive limits to those rights. Justifying Intellectual Property is a fascinating book...[It] offers a new framework for understanding intellectual property with a particular focus on why it makes sense to offer property rights for creative enterprises.
-- Dennis Crouch PatentlyO.com
