Concepts of Property in Intellectual Property Law

Introduction Helena Howe and Jonathan Griffiths; Part I. Intellectual Property as Property: 1. On the prehistory of intellectual property Brad Sherman and Alain Pottage; 2. Property in brands: the commodification of conversation Dev Gangjee; 3. Trade secrets: intellectual property but not property Lionel Bently; 4. Equity, confidentiality and the nature of property Alastair Hudson; 5. How much 'property' is there in intellectual property? A German civil law perspective Thomas Dreier; 6. Properties of copyright: exclusion, exclusivity, non-interference and authority Hugh Breakey; 7. Alienability and copyright law Shyamkrishna Balganesh; Part II. Re-Shaping Intellectual Property Rights: The Role of Concepts from Wider Property Law: 8. Limiting copyright through property Michael Carrier; 9. Property concepts in European copyright law: the case of abandonment Robert Burrell and Emily Hudson; 10. The concept of the Anticommons: useful, or ubiquitous and unnecessary? David Lametti; 11. The Commons as reverse intellectual property or the model of inclusivity Severine Dussollier; 12. Property, sustainability and patent law: could the stewardship model facilitate the promotion of green technology? Helena Howe.