Intellectual Property and Religion

Cross-Cultural Intersections of Faith and Law

Enrico Bonadio, Bryan Khan, Nicola Lucchi (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

560 Seiten

2026
Hart Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5099-8821-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This groundbreaking book explores the dynamic intersections between religion as a cultural-theological construct and intellectual property as the legal framework governing creativity and innovation.

Featuring contributions from over 30 leading scholars, the book examines how IP law regulates religious subject matter—sacred symbols, texts, music—and how religious traditions shape and are shaped by contemporary issues in IP law. From Islamic perspectives on trademark law to Jewish analyses of copyright and Confucian views on IP law, the book provides a multicultural lens on the interplay between faith, law, and commerce.

A critical resource for IP scholars, ethnographers, theologians, and policymakers, this book offers fresh insights into the global and interdisciplinary dimensions of intellectual property, enriching both academic discourse and practice.

Autor

Enrico Bonadio is Professor of Law at City St George's University of London, UK. Nicola Lucchi is Serra Húnter Professor of Law at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain. Bryan Khan is Research Fellow at the Nexa Institute for Law and Society at the Politecnico di Torino, Italy.

Inhalt

1. Setting the Scene: Tracing the Sacred in Intellectual Property Law, Enrico Bonadio (City University of London, UK), Nicola Lucchi (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain) and Bryan Khan (University of Turin, Italy)

Part I: Treatment of Religious Subject Matter in IP Law
IP Protection of Religious Content
2. Interactions between Religion, Copyright, and Trademark Law, David Simon (North Eastern University School of Law, USA)
3. Patent Law: Religious Foundations of Public Order and Morality Exclusions, Nicola Lucchi (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain)
4. Religious Knowledge as Trade Secret Subject Matter, Bryan Khan (University of Turin, Italy)
5. Works of Art in Christianity: Between an Open-access-based Model and Copyright, Cristiana Sappa (IÉSEG School of Management, France)

Linkages Between IP & Philosophical Theology
6. The Function of Trademarks as a Religious Concept, Katya Assaf-Zakharov (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
7. The Virtues of Belief in Intellectual Property, Patrick Goold (City University of London, UK)
8. Intellectual Property Social Justice (IP-SJ) Approach to IP Law, Steven Jamar (Howard University, USA)
9. Intellectual Property Challenges at the Interface of Feminist Philosophies and Theology, Jessica Lay (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)

Part II: Perspectives from the Major Abrahamic Religions
10. Broad Christian Themes in Intellectual Property Law, Margo Bagley (Emory University School of Law, USA)
11. A Biblical Basis for Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Ruth Okediji (Harvard Law School, USA)
12. Biblical Foundations for Intellectual Property, Anthony Kokooza (Uganda Christian University)
13. Catholic and Protestant Theology in Intellectual Property, Thomas Berg (University of St Thomas, USA)
14. Jewish Foundations of Intellectual Property, David Nimmer (UCLA School of Law, USA)
15. Diverse Rabbinic Approaches to Intellectual Property Law and Management, Looking Forward, Ruth Soetendorp (Bournemouth University, UK)
16. Copyright and Judaism, Neil Netanel (University of California, USA)
17. Islamic Foundations of Intellectual Property, Noura Almutairi (Kuwait University)
18. Trademarks from an Islamic Standpoint, Althaf Marsoof (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
19. Islam and Patent Law, Tabrez Ebrahim (Lewis and Clark Law School, USA)
20. Responsible AI and Source Attribution: An Islamic Perspective, Ida Madieha bt Abdul Ghani Azmi (International Islamic University Malaysia)

Historical Case Studies
21. Historical Trademarks in the Quaker Community, Andrew Ventimiglia (Illinois State University, USA)
22. Scribes, Church Patronage, and the development of Copyright, Peter Yu (Texas A&M University, USA)
23. The Vatican and Intellectual Property, Enrico Bonadio and Beatrice Russo (City University of London, UK)

Part III: Religious Traditions from India and Asia
24. Hinduism and Intellectual Property, NS Gopalakrishnan (Cochin University of Science and Technologyz, India)
25. Sikhism and Intellectual Property, Manveen Singh (Jindal Global Law School, India)
26. Buddhism and Intellectual Property Rights, Pratyush Nath Upreti (Queen's University Belfast, UK)
27. Unfair Competition and Japanese Religious Practices, Ryu Kojima (Kyushu University, Japan)
28. Confucianism and Intellectual Property Law, Nan Zhang (China University of Political Science and Law)

Part IV: Modern Hybridity: Indigenous and Community Spiritual Practices
29. Traditional Spiritual Beliefs of Maori, Jonathan Barrett, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
30. Spiritual Beliefs of Australian Aboriginal People, Michael Blakeney (University of Western Australia)
31. Indigenous American Perspectives on IP
32. Rastafari and IP, Marcus Goffe and Yentyl Williams (Jamaican Intellectual Property Office)
33. Ifa Traditional Knowledge Systems and Yoruba Perspectives on IP, Ayoyemi Lawal (Babcock University, Nigeria)
34. Secularism, Atheism and IP
Conclusion, Enrico Bonadio (City University of London, UK), Nicola Lucchi (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain), and Bryan Khan (University of Turin, Italy)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.8.2026
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 169 x 244 mm
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Urheberrecht
• ISBN-10: 1-5099-8821-1 / 1509988211
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5099-8821-1 / 9781509988211
• Zustand: Neuware