Fairness, Morality And Ordre Public In Intellectual Property

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This incisive book explores the ways in which the major notions of fairness, morality and ordre public can be used both to justify and to limit IP rights. Written by an international team of experts in the field, it provides varied and sometimes divergent perspectives on how these notions are applied to different rights and in different contexts. Fairness, Morality and Ordre Public in Intellectual Property addresses questions about which outcomes of IP use can be defined as fair or moral, to whom they may be considered fair or unfair, and which criteria should be used to decide. Chapters examine these issues through topics such as fairness in copyright law, economic aspects of fairness, the intersection of human rights principles and indigenous peoples’ heritage rights with IP, and the pricing of pharmaceutical drugs. Scholars and researchers working in IP, international trade and public international law policy will find this book to be critical reading. It will also be relevant to international IP law practitioners and policy makers. Front Matter......Page 2 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Contributors......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 PART I Setting the Stage......Page 16 1. Capturing the dynamism of fairness: a common law perspective......Page 17 PART II Fairness in Copyright Law......Page 39 2. Fairness for authors and performers: the role of law......Page 40 3. Reconstructing fairness: the problem with fair use exclusivity......Page 62 4. Fairness vs. welfare in the discussion of copyright laws and policies: royalties for the resale of artworks as a case study......Page 85 5. Access to textbooks in developing countries, copyright, and the right to education: embracing extraterritorial state obligations in intellectual property law......Page 105 6. Fair use of intellectual property and economic growth......Page 133 PART III Economic Aspects of Fairness......Page 149 7. Corporate intellectual property, governance and board effectiveness reviews in large and premium listed UK companies......Page 150 8. Fair and equitable treatment of foreign investments and intellectual property rights......Page 182 9. Fairness and ordre public in certified global food chains......Page 204 PART IV Application of Fairness, Morality and Ordre Public to Other IP Rights......Page 223 10. Human rights principles as normative ‘fairness’ tools in the context of IP and (access to) indigenous peoples’ heritage via digital libraries......Page 224 11. Patents, morality and biomedical innovation in Europe: historical overview, current debates on stem cells, gene editing and AI, and de lege ferenda reflections......Page 252 12. Towards a fair intellectual property framework for Open Science: a comparative law approach......Page 277 13. Using fairness to determine post-employment duties with respect to trade secrets: the case of remedies under the Trade Secrets Directive......Page 297 14. A study on the application of the General Clause of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law in China in the age of the internet......Page 319 15. Pricing of drugs: wither fairness!......Page 337 Appendix: justice, morality and public order in intellectual property – harmony and dissonance (Russian experience)......Page 362 Index......Page 364