Open AccessWhere are the boundaries of intellectual property protection? (on the margin of the discussion on the EP decision of 26/03/2019, the so-called ACTA 2)
Author(s) -
Roman Sobiecki
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
kwartalnik nauk o przedsiębiorstwie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2719-3276
pISSN - 1896-656X
DOI - 10.5604/01.3001.0013.2055
Subject(s) - directive , intellectual property , property (philosophy) , margin (machine learning) , law and economics , public relations , political science , business , law , sociology , computer science , epistemology , philosophy , machine learning , programming language
The protection of intellectual property is necessary just as the protection of any property. However, it should not lead to creating undue benefits being the result of other people’s investments. Will the new directive, supported by artists and publishers, meet these expectations? The author recalls the discussions that took place during creating ACTA 1 in 2012 and the current effects of these provisions. According to the author, the main threat is the progressive privatization of knowledge, which means that there is less and less room for knowledge as a general, social and public good. Research at universities is carried out thanks to the free flow of information and knowledge already accumulated by generations of scientists.