This chapter for the Encyclopedia of Financial Globalization studies the unique challenges of property rights in an era of global finance. It first defines the fundamental features of property, trying to bridge the gap that often exists between lawyers and economists in conceptualizing this...

International agreements do not generally address issues of secondary liability for infringement of intellectual property law rights, and there is little international consensus on this topic, even among the major industrialized nations. National laws tend to vary considerably regarding the...

This article draws upon three theoretical arguments to frame the ideological nature of global intellectual property rights. The first is the work of Robert Merges on the justification of intellectual property rights. The second is the work of the early twentieth century American legal scholar...

Penicillin and other antibiotics were the original wonder drugs and laid the foundation of the modern pharmaceutical industry. Human health significantly improved with the introduction of antibiotics. By 1967, the US Surgeon General declared victory over infectious diseases in the US. But pride...

Globally, we are moving towards stronger Intellectual Property Rights. Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) have become an integral part of the regulatory system and they are included in investment, regulations and trade policies. It is now important to understand the linkage between them. Recent...

Investment in Indonesia is a necessity, in the field of direct investment property by foreigners experiencing obstacles when dealing with the land legal system in Indonesia. Property in this case includes land and buildings or houses attached to one another, on the other hand there are...

The definition and scope of intellectual property and associated laws are under intense debate in the emerging discourse surrounding intellectual property and human rights. These debates primarily arise within the context of indigenous peoples' rights to protection and ownership of culturally...

Large technology companies have for some time claimed a “golden age” for creativity has resulted from expanded copyright law exceptions facilitating the digitisation of content (e.g. music, film and books) and the spread of the Internet over the past 20 years. This will be referred to as the...