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Intellectual Property

By: Tara J. Radin
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society
Edited by: Robert W. Kolb
Subject:Business Ethics (general), Business, Government, & Society
Keywords:copyright; fair use; innovation; intellectual property; law; organizations; patents; protection; public policy; rights

Intellectual property, as distinguished from real property, refers to products of the mind (or intellect); it concerns those rights or entitlements that attach to intangibles such as artistic expressions and technological inventions. Protection is afforded to intellectual property to encourage development of ideas, expressions, and processes for commercial gain.

Types of Intellectual Property

There are various types of intellectual property. Distinctions are made according to the nature of the proprietary innovation. Four reasons are generally offered to justify the protection of intellectual property rights: (1) disclosure, (2) innovation, (3) product investment, and (4) design development.

Copyright

Intellectual property such as computer software, video games, songs, and movies is granted legal protection in the form of a copyright. A copyright is a set of exclusive legal rights accorded to the ...

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  Radin, T. (2018). Intellectual property. In R. Kolb (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of business ethics and society (Vol. 1, pp. 1878-1879). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483381503.n624
  
  Radin, Tara J. "Intellectual Property." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, edited by Kolb, Robert W., 1878-79. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2018. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483381503.n624.
  
  Radin, T. 2018. Intellectual Property. In: Robert W. Kolb Editor, 2018. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1878-1879 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483381503.n624> [Accessed 28 May 2022].
  
  Radin, Tara J. "Intellectual Property." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society. Edited by Robert W. Kolb. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2018, pp. 1878-79. SAGE Knowledge. 28 May 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483381503.n624.
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