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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786215503321

Autore

Haunss Sebastian

Titolo

Conflicts in the knowledge society : the contentious politics of intellectual property / / Sebastian Haunss [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-139-88978-8

1-107-06582-8

1-107-05727-2

1-107-05506-7

1-107-05847-3

1-107-05971-2

1-107-05617-9

1-139-56763-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge intellectual property and information law ; ; 20

Classificazione

LAW050000

Disciplina

346.04/8

Soggetti

Intellectual property - Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The politicization of intellectual property -- Conflict and change in the knowledge society -- Software patents in Europe -- Access to medicines -- Pirates and commoners -- Conclusion : new cleavages and new collective actors.

Sommario/riassunto

In Conflicts in the Knowledge Society, Sebastian Haunss demonstrates how conflicts relating to the international system of intellectual property have resulted in new cleavages in the knowledge society. Furthermore, he argues that new collective actors have emerged from these conflicts with the ability to contest the existing dominant order. With a focus on political opportunity structures, collective action networks and framing strategies, he combines a theoretical discussion of social change in the knowledge society with empirical analyses of four recent developments: software patents in Europe, access to medicines, Creative Commons licensing and Pirate Parties.