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Timmermann, Cristian Harvesting the Uncollected Fruits of Other People's Intellectual Labour 2017 Article Intellectual vs Manual Work, Political Theory Intellectual Labour, Patents, Wastage, Public Domain, Intellectual Property, Innovation, Natural Rights, Locke, Free-Riding
Citation Timmermann, Cristian 2017 Article Acta Bioeth. Intellectual Labour Patents Wastage Public Domain Intellectual Property Innovation Natural Rights Locke Free-Riding Intellectual vs Manual Work Political Theory

"Harvesting the Uncollected Fruits of Other People's Intellectual Labour"

by Timmermann, Cristian (2017)

Abstract

Intellectual property regimes necessarily create artificial scarcity leading to wastage, both by blocking follow-up research and hindering access to those who are only able to pay less then the actual retail price. After revising the traditional arguments to hinder access to …

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Intellectual Labour, Patents, Wastage, Public Domain, Intellectual Property, Innovation, Natural Rights, Locke, Free-Riding

Themes

Intellectual vs Manual Work, Political Theory

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