A Philosophy of Intellectual Property

This book argues that intellectual property rights are duty-bearing privileges. Drawing on the work of, amongst others, Grotius, Locke and Hegel, as well as the law of several countries, the book argues that the use of these privileges should be guided by an instrumentalism based on a principle of humanism.

List of contents

Contents: Introduction; Justifying Intellectual Property: Back to the Beginning; Locke, Labour and the Intellectual Commons; Hegel: The Spirit of Intellectual Property; Abstract Objects in Productive Life: Marx’s Story; Property, Opportunity and Self-Interest; The Power of Abstract Objects; The Justice of Information; Intellectual Property: For Instrumentalism, Against Proprietarianism.

About the author

Peter Drahos

Summary

This book argues that intellectual property rights are duty-bearing privileges. Drawing on the work of, amongst others, Grotius, Locke and Hegel, as well as the law of several countries, the book argues that the use of these privileges should be guided by an instrumentalism based on a principle of humanism.

Product details

• Authors: Peter ahos, Peter Drahos
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.11.1996
• EAN: 9781855212404
• ISBN: 978-1-85521-240-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Weight: 589 g
• Series: Applied Legal Philosophy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law; England, Wales, LAW / Intellectual Property / General, LAW / Comparative, comparative law, intellectual property law, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Wales / Cymru