Technology and the Public Interest

In this groundbreaking work, Haochen Sun analyzes the ethical crisis unfolding at the intersection of technology and the public interest. He examines technology companies' growing power and their increasing disregard for the public good. To tackle this asymmetry of power and responsibility, he argues that we must reexamine the nature and scope of the right to technology and dynamically protect it as a human right under international law, a collective right under domestic civil rights law, and potentially a fundamental right under domestic constitutional law. He also develops the concept of fundamental corporate responsibility requiring technology companies to compensate users for their contributions, assume an active role responsibility in upholding the public interest, and counter injustices caused by technological developments.

List of contents

Introduction: Technology and the Public Interest; 1. The Human Right to Technology; 2. The Collective Right to Technology; 3. The Fundamental Right to Technology; 4. The Irresponsibility of Technology Companies; 5. Fundamental Corporate Responsibility; 6. Patent Responsibility.

About the author

Haochen Sun is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong. He has published numerous articles and co-edited books on intellectual property and technology law. His opinions about intellectual property and technology law have appeared in many media outlets such as Forbes, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, South China Morning Post, and The Wall Street Journal.

Summary

How to develop and apply technology in the public interest is bewilderingly complex. This book reconsiders the relationship between technology and the public interest, proposing reinvigoration of the right to technology and enforcement of fundamental corporate responsibility.

Foreword

A new approach to developing and applying technology in the public interest.

Product details

• Authors: Haochen Sun, Sun Haochen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9781108416962
• ISBN: 978-1-108-41696-2
• No. of pages: 350
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Intellectual Property / General, LAW / Jurisprudence, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, LAW / Comparative, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Comparative Politics, comparative law, Jurisprudence & general issues, Impact of science & technology on society, intellectual property law, Impact of science and technology on society, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Jurisprudence and general issues