Access to Knowledge: A Conceptual Genealogy

Amy Kapczynski, ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE IN THE AGE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, Gaelle Krikorian, ed., Zone Press 2010

42 Pages Posted: 5 Feb 2011

Date Written: December 2010

Abstract

This is an introduction to an edited volume, Access to Knowledge in the Age of Intellectual Property (Zone Press, 2010. It's aim is to describe and analyze the conceptual stakes of the new mobilization around A2K. A2K groups contest the terrain of intellectual property law (for example, around issues of access to medicines, free software, farmers' rights to seeds, and free culture) - but what do they have in common? The chapter elaborates on concepts that A2K thinkers use - such as the commons, openness, and access - to challenge the conventional justification for strong intellectual property law. It closes by posing a series of theoretical questions for the movement, like, what is the nature of the freedom that A2K demands?

Keywords: intellectual property, international law, patent, copyright, trademark

Suggested Citation

Kapczynski, Amy, Access to Knowledge: A Conceptual Genealogy (December 2010). Amy Kapczynski, ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE IN THE AGE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, Gaelle Krikorian, ed., Zone Press 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1754686

Amy Kapczynski (Contact Author)

Yale University - Law School ( email )

P.O. Box 208215
New Haven, CT 06520-8215
United States

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