Property law

Ethics and Intellectual Property Intellectual property is “intangible property, the product of human ingenuity, protected by law” (Lau & Johnson, 2015). Intellectual property includes things such as ideas, a title, a patent, or a trademark. There have been many court cases documented on the issue of intellectual property along with some ethical concerns that accompany. Some familiar cases are the Kellogg Cereal Shredded Whole Wheat cereal idea, the debate of who is rightfully the father of…

“No person …shall be…deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation” (Williams). Or so that is what the modern people of the U.S thought. Eminent domain was one of the first powers given to the government from the Fifth Amendment. Even though it was one of the first powers that was given to the government, it has become one of the most abused recently in numerous court cases. The vast majority of…

Yet, in The Second Treatise on Civil Government, Locke justifies the colonization and disempowerment of Native Americans and Africans in his discussions of freedom, property and slavery. In The Racial Contract, Charles W. Mills exposes the contradictions in Locke’s political and theoretical thought, particularly his deviation from the law of nature when it came to non-European people of color. According to John Locke the “State of Nature” is a state of complete liberty. This natural condition…

Copyright Laws: Are Web Photos Protected? If the computer and website allows one to download a photo, is this individual committing copyright infringement? Possibly, yes. Copyright laws are confusing to almost everyone, including the artists and composers, and/or the creator of this image or intellectual property, as well as the one who wants to download this composition, no matter the reason. There are exceptions, such as teaching purposes, ‘fair use’, 'public domain ', as well as for…

policy fixes, (2) gaining control of public and private property assets, (3) and improving resident understanding of legal rights. Implementing regular reviews and the development of strategies to address housing pressures, displacement, and so on that may emerge, both in the short term and long term. Maximizing public assets for the public good can become important tools to help leverage revitalization. Fixing policies and securing public property can possibly slow down gentrification or…

seventeenth-century philosopher who wrote about the principles of property before America’s Industrial Revolution. Therefore, Locke’s aim was to justify the pre-industrial form of property. However, Locke’s popularity among the liberals transcends his theory beyond his own time, which consequently creates the theoretical basis of a new form of property that gains social character in the means of production in America. Contrary to Locke, who views property right as an essential part of individual…

1. Historic preservation laws in the U.S.: historical background and application today. 2. Brief overview of the street art preservation efforts outside of the U.S. and what we can borrow from them. 3. Proposal to include street art work of recognized stature in NHPA and encourage their protection by the state and local government with the appropriate limitations to balance the rights of the artist with the rights of the property owners. a. Talk about NHPA…

a new theory of property in the early seventeenth century by English philosopher John Lock led to considerations of the emergence of private property and subject to ownership, and land that must be cultivated. John Locke developed this idea of property in the context of English’s appropriation of American soil especially. Chapter V of The Second Treatise of Government ‘Of property’ highlights Locke’s ideas about property. This treatise describes the Lockean theory of property as a theory of…

Materialism: Advantage to Human Kind All of mankind likes property. In a more versatile term, every man likes wealth. Wealth drives the existence of human kind. It is important for survival to be driven by wealth. Supporting the provided quote, significant possessions that build an estate around an individual for a long period of time, like property, money in the bank, a large home, etc., keeps a healthy relationship between an individual and society. Some may be in denial that humans are…

Inequalities of Property in Society In the Second Discourse on Inequality, Jean Jacque Rousseau outlined the origin and development of private property. The formation of the hut was the first step towards the ultimate creation of society as families and communities formed. Unlike savage man who’s primary motivation was self-preservation, civilized man embraced amour propre as he started to compare his strengths and abilities to others. Although Rousseau argued that the invention of private…