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24 - Intellectual Property

Does the Law Influence Creativity?

from Part V - Newer Domains for Creativity Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2017

By
Gregory N. Mandel
Edited by
James C. Kaufman ,
Vlad P. Glăveanu  and
John Baer
James C. Kaufman
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut
Vlad P. Glăveanu
Affiliation:
Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
John Baer
Affiliation:
Rider University, New Jersey
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Abstract

Legal research on creativity centers on intellectual property law, a field of law that regulates rights in creations of the mind. Recent studies in this area explore how creativity is evaluated for purposes of awarding intellectual property rights, how the prospect of legal rights affects creativity, whether creativity impacts the valuation of subject works, and how the public conceptualizes creativity in relation to intellectual property rights. This body of research speaks to creativity studies in many domains and to the ability of intellectual property law to function as designed.

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The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity across Domains , pp. 447 - 461
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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