Creativity and Ownership in a Digital Age. (Grove Ethics E 154).

CLARK, Stewart and HOWE, Mark.:

ISBN 10: 1851747273 / ISBN 13: 9781851747276

Published by Cambridge: Grove Books, 2009

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1st impression. "Patent and copyright legislation was originally intended to make ideas available. But recent thinking on intellectual property rights has done the opposite, and created a situation where creators feel trapped, consumers deprived and distributors creating artificial scarcity. A proper theology of humanity suggests that we should not treat ideas as property to be owned and sold." Pp.28. Paperback. VG.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creativity and Ownership in a Digital Age. (Grove Ethics E 154).
• Publisher: Cambridge: Grove Books
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1851747273
• ISBN 13: 9781851747276
• Binding: Soft cover
• Seller catalogs:
  • GROVE::ETHICS

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Patent and copyright legislation was originally intended to make ideas available. But recent thinking on intellectual property rights has don the opposite, and created a situation where creators feel trapped, consumers deprived and distributors creating artificial scarcity. A proper theology of humanity suggests that we should not treat ideas as property to be owned and sold. Such a theology leads to a radical reappraisal of current practice, to the benefit of all concerned, with significant ethical implications.