Constructing intellectual property / Alexandra George.
2012
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Author
Title
Constructing intellectual property / Alexandra George.
Published
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Call Number
K1401 .G46 2012
ISBN
9781107014619 (hardback)
1107014611 (hardback)
1107014611 (hardback)
Description
xxviii, 405 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)741751453
Summary
"What is 'intellectual property'? This book examines the way in which this important area of law is constructed by the legal system"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
List of Figures
xvi
Acknowledgements
xix
List of Authorities
xxi
List of Abbreviations
xxvii
1.
Introduction
1
1.1.
An Intellectual Property Fairy Tale
2
1.2.
Drawing Analogies and Questioning Assumptions
7
1.2.1.
Assumptions About the Existence of Intellectual Property
8
1.2.2.
Assumptions About the Authority of `Intellectual Property'
9
1.2.3.
Compliance with Assumptions and Social Norms
11
1.3.
Exploring the Nature of Intellectual Property
15
1.4.
Structure of This Book
15
1.4.1.
Overview of the Argument
15
1.4.2.
Introduction
17
1.4.3.
What Is `Intellectual Property'? (Chapter 2)
17
1.4.4.
The Metaphysics of Intellectual Property (Chapter 3)
18
1.4.5.
Intellectual Property's Core Criteria (Chapter 4)
18
1.4.6.
`Family Resemblance' and Intellectual Property (Chapter 5)
20
1.4.7.
Concluding Remarks (Chapter 6)
22
1.5.
Scope of Analysis in This Book
22
1.5.1.
Locating This Research
23
1.5.2.
Intellectual Property Doctrines and Examples Considered
24
1.5.3.
Jurisdictional Focus
26
1.5.4.
Audience
27
1.6.
Investigating the Fairy Tale
28
2.
The Difficulty of Defining `Intellectual Property'
31
2.1.
The Importance of Defining `Intellectual Property'
32
2.1.1.
The Symbolic Strength of `Intellectual Property'
36
2.1.1.a.
A Case for Abandoning `Intellectual Property'?
37
2.1.1.b.
Confronting the Charisma of `Intellectual Property'
40
2.1.1.c.
The Realpolitik of Intellectual Property
43
2.1.2.
The Growth of the Idea of `Intellectual Property'
47
2.1.3.
Conclusion
50
2.2.
Common Methods of Defining `Intellectual Property'
51
2.2.1.
Definition by Enumeration
52
2.2.1.a.
Intellectual Property as the Enumerated Sum of Its Legal Doctrines
53
2.2.1.b.
Intellectual Property as the Enumerated Sum of Its Objects of Regulation
56
2.2.2.
Defining Intellectual Property as a Type of `Property'
62
2.2.3.
Stipulative Definition
67
2.2.4.
Intuitive Definition and Intangibility
70
2.3.
The Inadequacy of Common Definitional Methods
76
3.
The Metaphysics of Intellectual Property
81
3.1.
From Description to Constitution
82
3.2.
Law as a Social Construct
85
3.3.
Intellectual Property as an Institutional Fact
90
3.3.1.
The Nature of Intellectual Property `Law'
91
3.3.2.
The Nature of Intellectual Property's Physical Object: The `Documented Form'
93
3.3.3.
The Nature of Intellectual Property's `Ideational Object'
93
3.3.4.
The Nature of the `Intellectual Property Object'
95
3.3.5.
The Intellectual Property Object as an Institutional Fact
98
3.4.
Intellectual Property's Institutional Facts in Practice
101
3.4.1.
A Copyright Example
102
3.4.2.
A Trademark Example
107
3.4.3.
Conclusion
110
3.5.
Constructing Intellectual Property's Institutional Facts
111
3.5.1.
Intellectual Property as a Legal Fiction?
115
3.5.2.
The Role of Performative Utterance (`Speech Acts')
123
3.5.3.
Who Determines the Boundaries of Intellectual Property Objects?
125
3.5.4.
The Predictability Created by Intellectual Property Law
130
3.6.
Conclusion
134
4.
Intellectual Property's Core Criteria
137
4.1.
Intellectual Property's Conceptual Building Blocks
138
4.1.1.
Core Criteria?
141
4.1.1.a.
Conceptual Criteria
144
4.1.1.b.
Rights
145
4.1.1.c.
Conclusion
147
4.2.
Constructing the Intellectual Property Object
147
4.2.1.
Propertization of an Ideational Object Using the Core Conceptual Criteria
151
4.2.2.
Ideational Object
152
4.2.3.
Documented Form
158
4.2.4.
Creatorship
161
4.2.4.a.
The `Romantic Author'
164
4.2.4.b.
Literary Critiques of the Authorship Concept
167
4.2.4.c.
Critiques of Intellectual Property Law Creatorship
170
4.2.4.d.
Collaborative and Collective Creatorship
174
4.2.4.e.
Brands: A Case Study
178
4.2.4.f.
Indigenous `Intellectual Property': A Case Study
191
4.2.4.g.
Scientific Authorship: A Case Study
196
4.2.4.h.
Conclusion
207
4.2.5.
Originality
210
4.2.5.a.
Similar Doctrinal Approaches to Originality
211
4.2.5.b.
Originality and the Public Domain
214
4.2.5.c.
Is Anything Original?
217
4.2.5.d.
Originality and Influences in the Art of Pablo Picasso: A Case Study
222
4.2.6.
The Artificiality and Factuality of Intellectual Concepts in Practice
234
4.2.6.a.
Conclusion
236
4.3.
Intellectual Property Rights
238
4.3.1.
Typical Intellectual Property Rights
238
4.3.2.
Property Theory and Intellectual Property Rights
241
4.4.
The Operation of Intellectual Property's `Objects' and `Rights'
244
4.4.1.
The Intellectual Propertization Process: A Copyright Example
246
4.4.1.a.
Subsistence (Creating Copyright's Intellectual Property Objects)
246
4.4.1.b.
Rights
248
4.4.1.c.
The Elasticity of Intellectual Property Doctrines
250
5.
`Family Resemblance' and Intellectual Property
255
5.1.
Intellectual Property's Extended Family?
256
5.1.1.
Testing the Core Criteria: Subjects of Analysis
258
5.1.2.
Methodology
260
5.2.
Indigenous Customary Lore
262
5.2.1.
Common Themes in Indigenous `Intellectual Property' Lore
264
5.2.2.
Australian Aboriginal `Intellectual Property' Lore: A Case Study
266
5.2.2.a.
The Dreaming as Intellectual Property Lore
267
5.2.2.b.
`Infringement' of the Dreaming
272
5.2.2.c.
The Dreaming and Intellectual Property Law
273
5.2.3.
Conclusion
277
5.2.4.
The International Intellectual Propertization of Customary Lore
279
5.3.
Heraldry
281
5.4.
Branding of Animals
291
5.5.
Workers' Marks
294
5.5.1.
Guild Marks
297
5.5.1.a.
Guild Marks as Intellectual Property (Collective Trademarks)
300
5.5.2.
Hallmarks
301
5.5.2.a.
Traditional Hallmarking
302
5.5.2.b.
Modern Hallmarking
303
5.5.3.
Standards
309
5.5.3.a.
Standards as Intellectual Property (Certification Trademarks)
312
5.5.4.
Conclusion
315
5.6.
Refining the Definition of `Intellectual Property'
317
5.6.1.
Definition in Context
319
6.
Concluding Remarks
329
6.1.
This Study
329
6.2.
Brief Recap of the Argument
330
6.3.
Themes
331
6.3.1.
The Symbolic but Unsettled Nature of `Intellectual Property'
331
6.3.2.
Definitions of Intellectual Property
333
6.3.3.
The Constructed and Self-Referential Nature of Intellectual Property
333
6.3.4.
Refining the Theory: Intellectual Property in Context
334
6.4.
Contribution to the Literature
335
6.5.
Directions for Future Research
336
6.6.
Likely Implications of This Research for Intellectual Property Law
338
Appendix Normative Approaches to Intellectual Propertization
341
A1.
Rights-Based Justifications
341
A1a.
Labour Theory (`Lockean Theory')
341
A1b.
Desert Theory
343
A1c.
Personality Theory
343
A2.
Economic Justifications
345
A2a.
To Counter Free-Riding / Incentive to Create
345
A2b.
To Counter Information Asymmetry
346
A3.
Consequentialist Justifications
346
A3a.
Utilitarian Theory
347
A3b.
Instrumentalist Theory
347
A3c.
Social Planning Theory
348
Bibliography
351
Filmography
389
Index
391