A Critical Guide to Intellectual Property
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A Critical Guide to Intellectual Property

Mat Callahan, Jim Rogers

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A Critical Guide to Intellectual Property

Mat Callahan, Jim Rogers

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About This Book

Oursis an era when human genes can be copied and patented. From geneticallymodified foods to digital piracy, the concept of intellectual property (IP) andthe laws upholding it play a foundational role in our society, but itspolitical and ideological dimensions have rarely been understood outside ofspecialist circles. This collection cuts through the legal jargon that so oftensurrounds IP, to provide both a comprehensive history and analysis thatexplores the corporate interests that shape its conception and the movementsthat are developing alternatives.

As the nature of industrychanges, we might ask: what are the wider implications of the concept of IP, beit for agribusiness and pharmaceutical companies or the film and musicindustries? Has IP law has been used to safeguard and assert the ownership ofideas and creativity, or is it an essential foundation of our culture?

Today, with mounting challengesfrom the growth of free software and open source movements, this collectionprovides an accessible and alternative guide to IP, exploring its significancewithin the wider struggle between capital and the commons.

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Publisher
Zed Books
Year
2017
ISBN
9781786991164
Edition
1
Topic
Economics
Subtopic
Political Economy
Index
Economics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. List of abbreviations
  7. 1. Why intellectual property? Why now?
  8. 2. Running through the jungle
  9. Section One: Historical context and conceptual frameworks
  10. 3. Intellectual property rights and their diffusion around the world
  11. 4. The political economy of intellectual property
  12. 5. I am because I own vs. I am because we are
  13. Section Two: Terrains of conflict and terms of engagement
  14. 6. Owning up to owning traditional knowledge of medicinal plants
  15. 7. Using human rights to move beyond reformism to radicalism
  16. 8. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
  17. 9. Free software and open source movements from digital rebellion to Aaron Swartz
  18. Coda: What’s radical about free/open source software?
  19. Section Three: Law, policy and jurisdiction
  20. 10. Rethinking the World Intellectual Property Organization
  21. 11. What is intellectual property?
  22. 12. Piracy, states and the legitimation of authority
  23. 13. Summary and concluding remarks
  24. About the editors and contributors
  25. Index
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APA 6 Citation

[author missing]. (2017). A Critical Guide to Intellectual Property (1st ed.). Zed Books. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/2014402/a-critical-guide-to-intellectual-property-pdf (Original work published 2017)

Chicago Citation

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MLA 7 Citation

[author missing]. A Critical Guide to Intellectual Property. 1st ed. Zed Books, 2017. Web. 25 Sept. 2021.