| Description |
xiv, 270 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Applied legal philosophy |
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Applied legal philosophy.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Conceptualising copyright -- 3. What copyright is -- 4. Authorial collectivity -- 5. Subjects of copyright and social construction -- 6. Lockean copyright re-imagined -- 7. Doctrinal payoffs : the public as a joint author -- 8. Conclusions : a blueprint for just copyright |
| Summary |
"The study takes its organizing principle from John Locke, defining and proving the fatal flaw inherent in debates on copyright: on the one hand the copyright community is eager to arm authors with a robust property right over their creation, while on the other this community totally ignores the fact that the exposure of the individual to externalities is what makes him or her capable of creating material that is copyrightable. Just as Locke was against the absolute authority of kings, the expressed view of the study is against the exclusive right an author can claim."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Authorship.
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Copyright.
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Authorship -- Philosophy.
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Copyright -- Philosophy.
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| LC no. |
2006032545 |
| ISBN |
9780754623762 alkaline paper |
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