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49 San Diego L. Rev. 1069 (2012)
A Lockean Theory of Intellectual Property Revisited

handle is hein.journals/sanlr49 and id is 1099 raw text is: A Lockean Theory of Intellectual Property Revisited ADAM D. MOORE* TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION........................................................1070 II. A LOCKEAN THEORY OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY... .................1071 A. Bettering, Worsening, and the Baseline Problem ................1073 B. Illustrations..................... .....................1076 III. PROBLEMS FOR THE PROPOSED LOCKEAN ACCOUNT ........................1078 A. Measuring Value.......................... ................1079 B. Baseline Worries.................... ..................1082 C. Final Thoughts About the Baseline Problem............1086 D. Mere Use and Possession Rights Objection.............1088 E. The Right To Defend Value.......... .....................1090 IV. GENERAL PROBLEMS FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY..... ...............1091 A. The Nonrivalrous Argument: But They Still Have Their Copy!.....................................1091 B. The Free Speech Argument Against Intellectual Property...................................1094 C The Social Nature ofIntellectual Works Argument Against Intellectual Property............... ...............1096 D. Intellectual Property Rights Violate Individual Liberty ............1099 V. CONCLUSION. .......................................................... 101 *This Article was presented at the University of San Diego School of Law Institute for Law and Philosophy 2012 Editors' Symposium: The Philosophical Foundations of Intellectual Property conference. I would like to thank Larry Alexander, Steven Smith, Wendy Gordon, Ken Hirnma, Justin Hughes, David McGowan, Robert Merges, Stephen Munzer, Randy Picker, Ted Sichelman, Shubha Ghosh, Gary Chartier, and the other conference participants for providing helpful comments and suggestions. I would also like to thank the editors of the San Diego Law Review, including Ryan Doyle, Laurel Gilbert, Tripp May, and Nicholaus Norvell, for all of their help. 1069