| Description |
1 online resource (x, 175 pages ;). |
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text file |
| Series |
Law, ethics and governance series.
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Law, ethics and governance.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-172) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Principles of justified acquisition and duty imposing powers -- Internal restrictions on natural intellectual property rights -- User's rights and the public domain -- The ethical justification for the right to intellectual liberty -- The right to intellectual liberty in law -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
Considering the steady increase in intellectual property rights in the last century, does it make sense to speak of 'user's rights' and can limitations on intellectual liberty be justified from a rights-based perspective? This book philosophically defends the importance of the public domain and user's rights through the use of natural-rights thought. Utilizing primarily the work of John Locke, it contends that considerations of natural justice and human freedom impose powerful constraints on the proper reach and substance of intellectual property rights, especially copyright. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Intellectual property.
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Intellectual property. |
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Fair use (Copyright)
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Fair use (Copyright) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Natural rights and intellectual property. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781409447115 1409447111 (DLC) 2012026012 |
| ISBN |
140944712X (electronic book) |
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9781409447122 (electronic book) |
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9781409447115 hardback alkaline paper |
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1409447111 hardback alkaline paper |
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