Intellectual property and the bundle-of-rights metaphor

Copyright

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication ◽

10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.184 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Sara Bannerman

Keyword(s):

Political Economy ◽

Intellectual Property ◽

Digital Media ◽

World Intellectual Property Organization ◽

Cultural Significance ◽

Communication Law ◽

Law And Policy ◽

Political Contention ◽

The Subject ◽

Bundle Of Rights

Copyright is a bundle of rights granted to the creators of literary, artistic, and scientific works such as books, music, films, or computer programs. Copyright, as one of the most controversial areas of communication law and policy, has always been the subject of political contention; however, debates surrounding the subject have reached new levels of controversy since the 1990s as a result of the new formats of creative works made possible by digital media, and as a result of the new practices of authorship, creativity, consumption, collaboration, and sharing that have arisen in light of networking and social media. Technological change has not been the only driving force of change; social and political change, including changing concepts of authorship, the recognition of the rights of women and indigenous peoples, and the changing structures of international relations and international civil society, have also been reflected in copyright law. Copyright policymaking has become an increasingly internationalized affair. Forum-shifting has contributed to the proliferation of regional and international copyright policymaking forums under the rubric of stand-alone intellectual property institutions such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), as well as under institutions dedicated more broadly to international trade negotiations. Communication scholars and others have contributed extensively to the field of copyright and intellectual property law. Communication scholars have made significant contributions in examining the cultural significance, political economy, history, and rhetoric of copyright, drawing on diverse fields that include cultural studies and critical political economy. Communications scholars’ influence in the field of copyright scholarship has been significant.

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Do intellectual property rights involve a private power to tax

Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice ◽

10.1332/251569119x15682726799586 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 209-224

Author(s):

Carla Marchese

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Intellectual Property ◽

Property Rights ◽

Intellectual Property Rights ◽

Intellectual Property Right ◽

Mainstream Economic ◽

Novel Approach ◽

Monopoly Profit ◽

Private Power ◽

Bundle Of Rights

This article criticises the standard approach to intellectual property rights, interpreted as property rights conferring a monopolistic position, by showing that a public good is not a suitable basis for a private monopoly and that the bundle of rights included in an intellectual property right is so different from those enjoyed under a standard monopoly as to suggest that a different mechanism is at work, that is, a private power to tax has been granted. To highlight how this novel approach works, mainstream economic models of economic growth based on research and development, whether protected or not by intellectual property rights, are revisited. The theory of taxation is then recalled to show that taxes involved by intellectual property rights can range from an amount equal to the monopoly profit to Lindahl taxes. Finally, the principles of taxation elaborated by economic theory are examined for clues to improving the design of intellectual property rights.

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As Indicações Geográficas e o Direito de Propriedade

Cadernos do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito – PPGDir /UFRGS ◽

10.22456/2317-8558.66319 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Junior Cesar Bueno e Freitas

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Property ◽

Property Rights ◽

Geographical Indications ◽

Geographical Indication ◽

Legal Concept ◽

Protected Designation Of Origin ◽

Critical Method ◽

Agrarian Law ◽

Bundle Of Rights

AS INDICAÇÕES GEOGRÁFICAS E O DIREITO DE PROPRIEDADE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AND PROPERTY RIGHTS Junior Cesar Bueno e Freitas* RESUMO: Este artigo debate a natureza jurídica das indicações geográficas no contexto do direito de propriedade. Discutem-se as teorias de Demolombe, Kant, Proudhon, Pufendorff, dentre outros, que levaram a incluir o direito de propriedade no rol dos direitos reais, sem desconsiderar a dicotomia entre domínio e propriedade. Com base nesta dialética, debate-se a natureza jurídica da propriedade imaterial, em suas diversas classificações, que possibilitariam inserir o instituto das indicações geográficas, considerando-se neste trabalho as indicações de procedência e as denominações de origem, dentro de um sistema amparado pelo domínio universal e pelos direitos do conhecimento. Este trabalho é o resultado de uma pesquisa doutrinária embasada no método crítico dialético. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Direito Agrário. Propriedade Intelectual. Indicações Geográficas. ABSTRACT: This paper debates geographical indications regarding to its legal concept and property rights. It discusses theories developed by Demolombe, Kant, Proudhon, Pufendorff, among others, that led to include property rights in the bundle of rights list, without ignoring the dichotomy between domain and property. Based on dialectic, it talks about legal concept of intangible property in its different sorts, which would make possible to understand the Institute of geographical indications, such as protected designation of origin and protected geographical indication, within a supported system by universal dominion and knowledge of rights. This work results from doctrinal research made on dialectical critical method. KEYWORDS: Agrarian Law. Intellectual Property. Geographical Indications. SUMÁRIO: Introdução. 1 Teorias Sobre a Natureza Jurídica da Propriedade. 2 As Indicações Geográficas e o Direito de Propriedade. 3 Natureza Jurídica das Indicações Geográficas. Conclusão. Referências. * Mestre em Direito Agrário pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG).Especialista em Direito Processual Civil pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG). Consultor da Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação, Ciência e Cultura(UNESCO) junto ao Ministério da Justiça, no período de 2014. Advogado e professor de Direito Administrativo na Faculdade de Direito da Escola Superior Associada de Goiânia (ESUP/FGV), Goiás.

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