Problem
Vulnerability of intellectual property
Other Names:
Inadequate protection of intellectual propertyDenial of right to intellectual property
Intellectual piracy
Theft of intellectual property
Industrial piracy
Lack of protection for industrial property
Theft of commercial ideas
Disregard of intellectual property rights
Incidence:
One of the earliest copyright disputes dates from sixth-century Ireland. St. Columba had copied out for himself a manuscript of the Latin Psalter, and the owner of the original, Finnian of Druim Finn, objected. The king ruled: "As the calf belongs to the cow, so the copy belongs to its book." A war ensued; the "copyright violator" prevailed and held on to the book.
Broader Problems:
Insecurity of property Narrower Problems:
Patent abuseAvoidance of copyrightTheft of tradition knowledge for commercial gainComputer infringement of intellectual property rights Aggravates:
Economic crimeEconomic conflictCrimes against intangible propertyPrevention of the exchange of ideasCopyright barriers to transfer of knowledgeDistortion of international trade through obstacles to patent protection Strategies:
Opposing intellectual propertyEvaluating effects of world trade agreements on intellectual property rightsProtecting intellectual propertyEnforcing anti-piracy lawsEngaging in piracyStealing intellectual propertyAsserting property rightsAbstaining from protection for industrial property References:
World Intellectual Property Organization: Background Reading Material on Intellectual PropertyWorld Intellectual Property Organization: Symposium on the Effective Protection of Industrial Property Rights, Geneva 1987 Subject(s):
Commerce → Commerce Commerce → Property
Industry → Industry
Research, Standards → Patents, copyright
Social Activity → Intellectual work
Societal Problems → Crime
Societal Problems → Deprivation
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Societal Problems → Protection
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Societal Problems → Vulnerability
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST