A World without Intellectual Property? A Review of Michele Boldrin and David Levine's Against Intellectual Monopoly

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 421-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Intellectual Property Protection ◽  
Creative Expression ◽  
Recent Book ◽  
Property Law ◽  
Property A ◽  
Intellectual Property Law ◽  
The Many ◽  
The U.S

In their recent book, Against Intellectual Monopoly, Michele Boldrin and David Levine conclude that patents and copyrights are not necessary to provide protection for either innovation or creative expression and should be eliminated. The authors note the many flaws of the U.S. system of intellectual property protection and argue that other means are available to appropriate the benefits of invention and creative expression. While the authors overlook important functions of intellectual property, they provide support for further reforms of intellectual property law. (JEL K11, O31, O34)

U.S. Patent/Intellectual Property Law: What Should Engineers Know?

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff E. Schwartz ◽  
Richard T. Girards ◽  
Karen A. Borrelli
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
Property Law ◽  
Intellectual Property Law ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Property System ◽  
The U.S

Abstract Engineers, by the practice of their profession, regularly apply new methods and products to the end of solving old problems. These new methods and products may prove to be both commercially useful and financially valuable. The U.S. intellectual property system can afford such innovations broad protection from old fashioned “poaching” by securing for their creators/inventors powerful legal rights to such innovations.

Intellectual Property, Moral Rights, and Trading Regimes: A Publishing Perspective

1996 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rowland Lorimer
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Intellectual Property Protection ◽  
Moral Rights ◽  
Cultural Industries ◽  
Property Law ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
Intellectual Property Law ◽  
International Trading ◽  
Multimedia Publishing

Abstract: Intellectual property law and international trading regimes are two salient areas of policy that have a profound impact on the operations of cultural industries such as publishing. This paper reviews the distinctive attributes of seven different forms of intellectual property protection, pointing the way for publishers to expand their thinking about protecting and exploiting their investment in intellectual property, especially in these times of multimedia publishing. It examines the nature of authorship in an historical context paying particular attention to the concept of moral rights. It then discusses the treatment of intellectual property and moral rights within various international trading regimes. Résumé: La loi sur la propriété intellectuelle et les régimes d'échanges internationaux sont deux domaines significatifs dont les politiques ont un impact profond sur l'opération d'industries culturelles telles que l'édition. Cet article passe en revue les caractéristiques distinctes de sept formes différentes de protection de propriété intellectuelle, indiquant comment les éditeurs peuvent enrichir leur perspective sur la protection et l'exploitation de leurs investissements dans la propriété intellectuelle, surtout dans ces temps d'édition multimédia. L'article examine aussi la profession d'auteur dans un contexte historique, portant une attention particulière au concept de droit moral. Il discute ensuite le traitement de propriétés intellectuelles et de droits moraux au sein de divers régimes d'échange internationaux.

Australian Intellectual Property Law

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark J. Davison ◽  
Ann L. Monotti ◽  
Leanne Wiseman
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Law ◽  
Intellectual Property Law
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