A Defense of Intellectual Property Rights

by Richard A. Spinello and Maria Bottis

Richard A. Spinello and Maria Bottis defend the thesis that intellectual property rights are justified on non-economic grounds. The rationale for this moral justification is primarily inspired by the theory of John Locke. In the process of defending Locke, the authors confront the deconstructionist critique of intellectual property rights and remove the major barriers interfering with a proper understanding of authorial entitlement. The book also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847203957
• ISBN13: 9781847203953
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.