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An Islamic Vision Of Intellectual Property: Theory And Practice

By Ezieddin Elmahjub

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2019
ISBN
1107182832, 9781107182837, 1316632695, 9781316632697, 1316863395, 9781316863398
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1337663 bytes)
Edition
1st Edition
Pages
219\219
Time added
2021-08-07 23:45:41
Area Studiesintellectual propertyLawMiddle East GovernmentMiddle East StudiesPolitics and International RelationsPolitics and Policy

Description

For over a century, intellectual property (IP) regimes have been justified using Western philosophical theories rooted in the idea that IP must reward talent and maximize global stocks of knowledge and cultural products. Reframing IP in a context of legal pluralism, Ezieddin Elmahjub brings an Islamic and comparative narrative to the appropriate design and scope of IP rights, and in doing so criticizes the dominance of Western influence on a global regime that impacts the ability of people to access medicine, to read, to imagine, and to reshape popular culture. The Islamic vision of IP, which is based on a broad theory of social justice, maintains that IP cannot simply be seen as a reward for effort or tool to maximize economic efficiency but as one legal right within a complicated distributive scheme affecting fundamental human rights, equal opportunities, and human capabilities.

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