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Intellectual property law

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Note On The Desert Theory Paper - 1986, Wendy J. Gordon Nov 1986

Note On The Desert Theory Paper - 1986, Wendy J. Gordon

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The desert theory paper may be recast under the title: “The Misappropriation Explosion: Desert Theory in Intellectual Property Law” or “Desert Theory Misapplied.”


Note On The Four Faces Of The "Sharing Benefits" Issue - 1985, Wendy J. Gordon Dec 1985

Note On The Four Faces Of The "Sharing Benefits" Issue - 1985, Wendy J. Gordon

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Any overall theory must first be capable of describing what it seeks to theorize about. This article will now do that. In giving a taxonomy, the article may be making its greatest contribution. Lockean theory will hardly be the last word in i/p unification theory. But I will have at least set the terms for debate so we can finally speak clearly to each other, articulate the issues, see their implications.


Note On The Three Faces Of The "Sharing Benefits" Issue - 1985, Wendy J. Gordon Jan 1985

Note On The Three Faces Of The "Sharing Benefits" Issue - 1985, Wendy J. Gordon

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The legal treatment of the sharing-benefits issue runs along the following Hohfeldian continuum.


Draft Of The Misappropriation Explosion: Thoughts On The Development Of Property Rights - 1983, Wendy J. Gordon Jan 1983

Draft Of The Misappropriation Explosion: Thoughts On The Development Of Property Rights - 1983, Wendy J. Gordon

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The piece on which I am currently working explores courts' growing willingness to create tort and property rights in the intellectual property area, and their insensitivity to any danger of paralysis which a large degree of exclusivity may impose on an interdependent society. The following will summarize the directions the article is taking at this preliminary stage of research and thinking.