Justifying intellectual property / Robert P. Merges.
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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Harvard University Press,
2011.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : Main themes
- Locke
- Kant
- Distributive justice and IP rights
- Midlevel principles of IP law
- The proportionality principle
- Creative professionals, corporate ownership, and transaction costs
- Property in the digital era
- Patents and drugs for the developing world-- Conclusion : The future of property.