Intellectual Property and Theories of Justice

This volume provides the first systematic exploration of intellectual property and theories of justice from a philosophical perspective. The book covers the diversity of relevant theories of justice (Lockean, Rawlsian, etc. ) And touches on a wide variety of the practical issues related to intellectual property (access to drugs in the third world, traditional knowledge, open software, peer-to-peer file sharing, etc. ) .

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Notes on the Editors and Contributors	p. viii
Introduction
How (Un)fair is Intellectual Property?	p. 3
General Approaches
Lockean Justifications of Intellectual Property	p. 29
Are Rawlsians Entitled to Monopoly Rights?	p. 57
Access to vs. Exclusion from Knowledge: Intellectual Property, Efficiency and Social Justice	p. 73
The Incentives Argument for Intellectual Property Protection	p. 94
When Property is Something Else: Understanding Intellectual Property through the Lens of Regulatory Justice	p. 106
Liberty and the Rejection of Strong Intellectual Property Rights	p. 122
Specific Issues
Is P2P Sharing of MP3 Files an Objectionable Form of Free Riding?	p. 141
Copyright and Freedom of Expression: A Philosophical Map	p. 160
Free Software, Proprietary Software and Linguistic Justice	p. 188
How Efficient is the Patent System? A General Appraisal and an Application to the Pharmaceutical Sector	p. 210
Patents on Drugs - the Wrong Prescription?	p. 230
Is It Ethical To Patent Human Genes?	p. 246
Index	p. 265
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