Managing intellectual property issues in a commons of geographic data

This paper examines the question whether, and to what extent, John Locke's classic theory of property can be applied to the current debate involving intellectual property rights (IPRs) and the information commons. Organized into four main sections, ...

Property rights of shared scientific data are often analyzed by applying formal intellectual property law. However, the scales at which these laws apply are not necessarily relevant to data sharing practice among individuals (e.g., in virtual, social ...

This article analyzes the current situation of China's intellectual property rights by analyzing the legislation and revision of China's intellectual property law; the development stages of China's intellectual property rights by analyzing the time of ...