Knowledge as property: issues in the moral grounding of intellectual property rights

This book critiques the established justifications for Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). It enquires into their philosophical, theoretical, and moral premises, and shows how IPRs come into conflict with other rights in society. INDICE: Introduction; Section I: Chapter 1: Contextualizing Intellectual Property Rights; Chapter 2: Property Rights: Principles of Legitimation; Chapter 3: Intellectual Property Rights and the Principle of Self-Ownership; Chapter 4: The Utility of Intellectual Property Rights; Chapter 5: The Politics ofKnowledge; Section II: Introduction; Chapter 6: Intellectual Property Rights and the Right to Health: A Case Study of the Glivec Patent Claim in India; Chapter 7: Farmers' Rights in the Context of Proprietary Claims in Agriculture: ACase Study of McFarling v. Monsanto; Chapter 8: Indigenous Knowledge Rights Claims: Neem Patent Claims; Chapter 9: Issues in the Moral Grounding of Intellectual Property Rights; Bibliography; Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-806557-9
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 416
• Fecha Publicación: 20/05/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés