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Proponents of intellectual property rights seem to regard them as the pinnacle of the market economy. This perception seems to parallel a changing vision of the economy. For the last two centuries, the market appeared to be a particular organization of society to create material objects. In recent years, it has been seen more as a means to foster the development of information.
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Perelman, M. (2002). The Ascension of Intellectual Property Rights. In: Steal This Idea. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-07929-9_2
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