知识产权的一种多元解释

本文回顾六种不同的解释知识产权的方式,并证明这些解释都没有充分证明知识产权法和知识产权政策的正当性,因为第一,存在不同类型的知识产权,第二,多种的不可通约的价值在证明知识产权的正当性中发挥作用。最佳证明知识产权正当性的方式是根据特定事实和环境评估、平衡相互竞争的道德价值。

This essay reviews six different approaches to intellectual property and argues that none of these accounts provide an adequate justification of intellectual property law and policies because(1)there are many different types of intellectual property and(2)a variety of incommensurable values play a role in the justification of intellectual property.The best approach to intellectual property is to assess and balance competing moral values in light of the particular facts and circumstances.