LEADER 03617nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910781653003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-674-26608-0 010 $a0-674-06112-8 024 7 $a10.4159/harvard.9780674061125 035 $a(CKB)2550000000048070 035 $a(OCoLC)754841328 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10491784 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000538270 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11364956 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000538270 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10557371 035 $a(PQKB)10344919 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3300961 035 $a(DE-B1597)178241 035 $a(OCoLC)839066122 035 $a(OCoLC)979777334 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674061125 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3300961 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10491784 035 $a(PPN)175538344 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000048070 100 $a20101105d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aJustifying intellectual property$b[electronic resource] /$fRobert P. Merges 210 $aCambridge, MA $cHarvard University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (422 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-674-04948-9 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tChapter One. Introduction -- $tPart One. FOUNDATIONS -- $tChapter Two. Locke -- $tChapter Three. Kant -- $tChapter Four. Distributive Justice and IP Rights -- $tPart Two. PRINCIPLES -- $tChapter Five. Midlevel Principles of IP Law -- $tChapter Six. The Proportionality Principle -- $tPart Three. ISSUES -- $tChapter Seven. Creative Professionals, Corporate Ownership, and Transaction Costs -- $tChapter Eight. Property in the Digital Era -- $tChapter Nine. Patents and Drugs for the Developing World -- $tChapter Ten. Conclusion -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aWhy should a property interest exist in an intangible item? In recent years, arguments over intellectual property have often divided proponents-who emphasize the importance of providing incentives for producers of creative works- from skeptics who emphasize the need for free and open access to knowledge.In a wide-ranging and ambitious analysis, Robert P. Merges establishes a sophisticated rationale for the most vital form of modern property: IP rights. His insightful new book answers the many critics who contend that these rights are inefficient, unfair, and theoretically incoherent. But Merges' vigorous defense of IP is also a call for appropriate legal constraints and boundaries: IP rights are real, but they come with real limits.Drawing on Kant, Locke, and Rawls as well as contemporary scholars, Merges crafts an original theory to explain why IP rights make sense as a reward for effort and as a way to encourage individuals to strive. He also provides a novel explanation of why awarding IP rights to creative people is fair for everyone else in society, by contributing to a just distribution of resources. Merges argues convincingly that IP rights are based on a solid ethical foundation, and-when subject to fair limits-these rights are an indispensable part of a well-functioning society. 606 $aIntellectual property$xPhilosophy 606 $aIntangible property 615 0$aIntellectual property$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aIntangible property. 676 $a346.04/8 700 $aMerges$b Robert P$0464695 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781653003321 996 $aJustifying intellectual property$93846269 997 $aUNINA