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Outline Of Epstein's Possession As The Root Of Title, And Other Matters - 1999, Wendy J. Gordon
Outline Of Epstein's Possession As The Root Of Title, And Other Matters - 1999, Wendy J. Gordon
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While it may be premature to expect a full working out of detail, it is surely time enough for some semblance of a unified theory of intellectual property law to have emerged. That it has not is due to some extent to the very evil which the existence of such a theory (or the beginnings of one) would prevent, namely, the errors that opinions are heir to. Recognizing common themes would help to isolate deviations, and thus help to clarify their nature; whether in a given context a deviation is justified could then be discussed on its own merits, wihout …
Draft Of A Labor Theory Of Property - 1990, Wendy J. Gordon
Draft Of A Labor Theory Of Property - 1990, Wendy J. Gordon
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The Supreme Court in several recent cases has flirted with the notion that labor gives one an entitlement to ownership: a legal right to bar others from the fruits of that labor or to extract payment from them if they use the fruits without permission. Sometimes articulated in terms of "natural rights," and sometimes in terms of "fairness," this notion is at apparent odds with contract law's insistence that the only "fruits of labor" one is obligated to pay for are those one has agreed in advance to buy.