General introduction 1
Notes on authors 21
VOLUME Ⅰ 27
PART Ⅰverview 27
Introduction 29
PART 1.1: GENERAL 33
1 Intellectual property: the state of the art&DAVID VAVER 33
PART 1.2: HISTORY 51
2 The rise of intellectual property, 700 Bc to AD 2000:an idea in the balance&CARLA HESSE 51
3 The growth of intellectual property: a history of the ownership of ideas in the United States WILLIAM W. FISHER Ⅲ 72
4 Justifying intellectual property&EDWIN C. HETTINGER 97
5 From authors to copiers: individual rights and social values in intellectual propertyJEREMY WALDRON 114
PART 1.4: ECONOMICS 157
6 The law and economics of intellectual property&RICHARD A. POSNER 157
7 Antitrust and intellectual property: unresolved issues at the heart of the New Economy&ROBERT PITOFSKY 166
8 Intellectual property in UK firms: creating intangible assets and distributing the benefits via wages and jobs&CHRISTINE GREENHALGH AND MARK LONGLAND 186
9 The economics of ideas and intellectual property&MICHELE BOLDRIN AND DAVID K. LEVINE 210
PART 1.5: HUMAN RIGHTS 225
10 Intellectual property and human rights&PETER DRAHOS 225
PART 1.6: ANTHROPOLOGY 251
11 Indigenous knowledge of biological resources and intellectual property rights: the role of anthropology&STEPHEN B. BRUSH 251
PART 1.7: POLITICS 277
12 Why IPRs are a global political issue&CHRISTOPHER MAY 277