Expanding Intellectual Property: Copyrights and Patents in 20th Century Europe and Beyond

The book explores the expansion and institutionalization of intellectual property norms in the twentieth century, with a European focus, covering copyright and patent law, communist regimes, and post-communist societies. It highlights processes of enculturation, trans-nationalization, and universalization of norms, as well as practices of incorporation and resistance, emphasizing the role of social actors in establishing and validating intellectual property norms and regimes.

Format: Hardback
Length: 324 pages
Publication date: 17 January 2025
Publisher: Central European University Press

The book delves into the expansion and institutionalization of intellectual property norms in the twentieth century, with a particular focus on Europe. Its thirteen chapters explore the transfer, adaptation, and ambivalence of legal transplants at the intersection of national and international projects, trends, and contexts. The first part examines the institutionalization of copyright and patent law within the broader political and economic developments of the twentieth century. The second and third parts of the collection examine relevant processes in communist regimes and post-communist societies, respectively. The essays highlight the processes of enculturation, transnationalization, and universalization of norms, as well as practices of incorporation and resistance. The contributors emphasize the role and activities of social actors in establishing and validating intellectual property norms and regimes, including the role of experts, the creation of expert cultures, and the persuasive power of popular street protests.

Weight: 566g
Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789633861851