Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-21-1985
Language
en-US
Abstract
The first condition of Lockean theory is that property applies only to labor which appropriates something out of the common. Similarly, possession theory in American law applies only to appropriations of things which are unclaimed. While an intellectual product might seem to be drawn out of the ether, it can in fact be a difficult question whether its producers have drawn on more than commonly-owned resources.
Recommended Citation
Wendy J. Gordon, Draft of Desert Theory (1985).
