Intellectual Property and Information Control: Philosophic Foundations and Contemporary Issues

by Adam Moore

Book Overview

Computer technology and the proliferation of digital networks have radically altered how ideas and information are gathered and manipulated and generated new conflicts between public use and private rights. These conflicts raise serious problems: Are abstract ideas and information proper subjects of ownership? What role should privacy rights play? How does the violation of intellectual property rights compare morally to the violation of physical property...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765808323
• ISBN13: 9780765808325
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"