Intellectual property and immorality : against protecting harmful creations of the mind / Ned Snow.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]Copyright date: Ã2022Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 337 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197614433 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Intellectual property -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States | Freedom of expression -- United States
Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197614402DDC classification: 346.73048 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Should a machine that emits harmful levels of pollution receive patent protection? Should pornography receive copyright protection? These seemingly simple questions raise a host of issues in intellectual property law. This book explores the issues and considers whether the theories that underlie intellectual property law suggest that morality may be reason to deny protection. It entertains counterarguments about whether such denials would even be an effective means of addressing social problems. It interprets the Constitution to understand whether the Intellectual Property Clause suggests denying protection. It reviews judicial doctrines that seem to provide courts discretionary authority.
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Also issued in print: 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Should a machine that emits harmful levels of pollution receive patent protection? Should pornography receive copyright protection? These seemingly simple questions raise a host of issues in intellectual property law. This book explores the issues and considers whether the theories that underlie intellectual property law suggest that morality may be reason to deny protection. It entertains counterarguments about whether such denials would even be an effective means of addressing social problems. It interprets the Constitution to understand whether the Intellectual Property Clause suggests denying protection. It reviews judicial doctrines that seem to provide courts discretionary authority.
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