Intellectual property : moral and legal foundations / Adam D. Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Adam D., 1965- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual property--Philosophy.

Intellectual property.

Artificial intelligence--Law and legislation.

Artificial intelligence.

Computer networks--Law and legislation.

Computer networks.

Data transmission systems--Law and legislation.

Data transmission systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Intellectual property rights - and the very concept of such rights - are coming under attack in our modern world, in which there is widespread sharing of content across a spectrum which extends from agreed open access to outright piracy. Institutions and legal systems that protect intellectual property, both domestically and internationally, stand in need of justification. In this book five different philosophical justifications for intellectual property are presented and defended. Additionally, all of the major criticisms of intellectual property are examined and ultimately rejected. The discussion includes the issues and controversies surrounding generative artificial intelligence and the challenges which it poses to current systems of intellectual property protection. As a result of this thorough and wide-ranging analysis, readers in philosophy, law, political science, information science, and media studies will be in a better position to determine the benefits and burdens of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets"-- Cambridge University Press.

Contents:

Introduction and overview : what is intellectual property?

A Lockean theory of intellectual property

Self-defense, investment, and labor : a new Lockean argument for intellectual property

Intellectual property, personality, and misrepresentation

Intellectual property and the prisoner’s dilemma

Mill, rights, and intellectual property

Intellectual property and its critics

Conclusions : privacy, personality, and intangible property.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed December 1, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Moore, Adam D., 1965- Intellectual property

ISBN:

9781009619875

100961987X

Publisher Number:

CIPO000290686

Access Restriction:

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