IP Accidents
Negligence Liability in Intellectual Property
Seiten
2022
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-84148-1 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-84148-1 (ISBN)
It is very easy to infringe intellectual property rights without meaning to. This book introduces the concept of 'IP accidents', for example orphan works and the actions of patent trolls, to establish a new way to look at IP law and its enforcement.
In the twenty-first century, it has become easy to break IP law accidentally. The challenges presented by orphan works, independent invention or IP trolls are merely examples of a much more fundamental problem: IP accidents. This book argues that IP law ought to govern accidental infringement much like tort law governs other types of accidents. In particular, the accidental infringer ought to be liable in IP law only when their conduct was negligent. The current strict liability approach to IP infringement was appropriate in the nineteenth century, when IP accidents were far less frequent. But in the Information Age, where accidents are increasingly common, efficiency, equity, and fairness support the reform of IP to a negligence regime. Patrick R. Goold provides the most coherent explanation of how property and tort interact within the field of IP, contributing to a clearer understanding of property and tort law and private law generally.
In the twenty-first century, it has become easy to break IP law accidentally. The challenges presented by orphan works, independent invention or IP trolls are merely examples of a much more fundamental problem: IP accidents. This book argues that IP law ought to govern accidental infringement much like tort law governs other types of accidents. In particular, the accidental infringer ought to be liable in IP law only when their conduct was negligent. The current strict liability approach to IP infringement was appropriate in the nineteenth century, when IP accidents were far less frequent. But in the Information Age, where accidents are increasingly common, efficiency, equity, and fairness support the reform of IP to a negligence regime. Patrick R. Goold provides the most coherent explanation of how property and tort interact within the field of IP, contributing to a clearer understanding of property and tort law and private law generally.
Patrick R. Goold is Senior Lecturer at The City Law School, University of London. He is a legal philosopher with interests in IP, property and private law theory.
1. Introduction; 2. Accidents; 3. History; 4. Efficiency and equity; 5. Fairness; 6. Negligence; 7. Conclusion (On property, tort, and IP).
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.03.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 158 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 369 g |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Urheberrecht | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-84148-1 / 1108841481 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-84148-1 / 9781108841481 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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