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Intellectual liberty : natural rights and intellectual property / Hugh Breakey.
2012
F 630 BRE.I
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Title
Intellectual liberty : natural rights and intellectual property / Hugh Breakey.
Description
x, 175 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN
9781409447115
9781409447122 ebk.
9781317115052
9781283629553
9786613942005
9781317115069
9781315589091 e-book
9781409472629 ebk-ePUB
9781409447122 ebk.
9781317115052
9781283629553
9786613942005
9781317115069
9781315589091 e-book
9781409472629 ebk-ePUB
Alternate Call Number
F 630 BRE.I
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 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. It investigates both the internal and external natural-rights constraints on intellectual proeprty, and argues in particular for the importance to human freedom of the right to intellectual liberty--the right to inform one's actions by learning about the world. It concludes that respect for fundamental freedom-based interests requires a balanced approach to the scope, strength, and duration of intellectual property rights"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-172) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction; 2. Principles of justified acquisition and duty imposing powers; 3. Internal restrictions on natural intellectual property rights; 4. User's rights and the public domain; 5. The ethical justification for the right to intellectual liberty; 6. The right to intellectual liberty in law; 7. Conclusion.
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.
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.
Series
ethics and governance series.
Location
02
Published
Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate, c2012.
Language
English
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