In this collection of papers, contributors from a number of countries examine the issue of intellectual property and a number of different approaches to it. Part of the ""International Library of Essays in Law and Legal Theory"" series.
Contents:
Part I Economics and intellectual property: the appropriation model; the diffusion model. ;Part II The psychology of appropriation. ;Part III Intellectual property and culture: ideas; appropriation of indigenous knowledge and culture; biotechnology; free speech; the public domain; authorship; moral rights; technology.
Part IV The international politics of intellectual property. ;Part V General Critiques.
