知識產權的一種多元解釋

The Pluralism of the Justification of Intellectual Property

本文回顧六種不同的解釋知識產權的方式，並證明這些解釋都沒有充分證明知識產權法和知識產權政策的正當性，因為第一，存在不同類型的知識產權，第二，多種的不可通約的價值在證明知識產權的正當性中發揮作用。最佳證明知識產權正當性的方式是根據特定事實和環境評估、平衡相互競爭的道德價值。

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.