Ideas, Their Time Has Come: An Argument and a Proposal for Copyrighting Ideas

Exclusion of ideas from copyright protection is an antiquated and indefensible notion. Traditional infringement tests do not provide adequate incentive or protection to idea creators. Innovations such as limited duration monopoly or own/sell option are reasonable. (AVAIL: Albany Law School of Union...

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Published inAlbany Law Review Vol. 46; no. 2; p. 443
Main Author Hopkins, David B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1982
Subjects
Constitutional Law
Contracts
Copyrights
Creative Thinking
Federal Legislation
Higher Education
Information Utilization
Intellectual Property
Social Change
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Summary:Exclusion of ideas from copyright protection is an antiquated and indefensible notion. Traditional infringement tests do not provide adequate incentive or protection to idea creators. Innovations such as limited duration monopoly or own/sell option are reasonable. (AVAIL: Albany Law School of Union University, 80 New Scotland Ave., Albany, NY 12208, $3.50) (MSE)