Conflicts in the Knowledge Society: The Contentious Politics of Intellectual Property (Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law, Series Number 20)

In Conflicts in the Knowledge Society, Sebastian Haunss demonstrates how conflicts relating to the international system of intellectual property have resulted in new cleavages in the knowledge society. Furthermore, he argues that new collective actors have emerged from these conflicts with the ability to contest the existing dominant order. With a focus on political opportunity structures, collective action networks and framing strategies, he combines a theoretical discussion of social change in the knowledge society with empirical analyses of four recent developments: software patents in Europe, access to medicines, Creative Commons licensing and Pirate Parties. • Helps reader to understand how and why seemingly separate developments relating to intellectual property are connected • Provides a theoretical background which aids the understanding of current conflicts about intellectual property rights and offers empirical underpinnings to the notion of social change • Explores the social processes without which the current conflicts about IP cannot be fully understood This book focuses specifically on bin and bulk parameterizations for the prediction of cloud and precipitation at various scales - the cloud scale, mesoscale, synoptic scale, and the global climate scale. It provides a background to the fundamental principles of parameterization physics, including processes involved in the production of clouds, ice particles, liquid water, snow aggregate, graupel and hail. It presents full derivations of the parameterizations, allowing readers to build parameterization packages, with varying levels of complexity based on information in the book. Architectures for a range of dynamical models are given, in which parameterizations form a significant tool for investigating large non-linear numerical systems. Model codes are available online at www.cambridge.org/9780521883382. Written for researchers and advanced students of cloud and precipitation microphysics, this book is also a valuable reference for all atmospheric scientists involved in models of numerical weather prediction. In Conflicts In The Knowledge Society, Sebastian Haunss Demonstrates How Conflicts Relating To The International System Of Intellectual Property Have Resulted In New Cleavages In The Knowledge Society. Furthermore, He Argues That New Collective Actors Have Emerged From These Conflicts With The Ability To Contest The Existing Dominant Order. With A Focus On Political Opportunity Structures, Collective Action Networks And Framing Strategies, He Combines A Theoretical Discussion Of Social Change In The Knowledge Society With Empirical Analyses Of Four Recent Developments: Software Patents In Europe, Access To Medicines, Creative Commons Licensing And Pirate Parties-- Introduction -- The Politicization Of Intellectual Property -- Conflict And Change In The Knowledge Society -- Software Patents In Europe -- Access To Medicines -- Pirates And Commoners -- Conclusion : New Cleavages And New Collective Actors. Sebastian Haunss. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 237-265) And Index. Conflicts in the Knowledge Society - Half title page......Page 1 Series page......Page 3 Conflicts in the Knowledge Society - Title page......Page 4 Copyright page......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Figures......Page 8 Tables......Page 9 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Abbreviations......Page 12 1 - Introduction......Page 16 2 - The politicization of intellectual property......Page 26 3 - Conflict and change in the knowledge society......Page 67 4 - Software patents in Europe......Page 109 5 - Access to medicines......Page 158 6 - Pirates and commoners......Page 201 7 - Conclusion: new cleavages and new collective actors......Page 229 References......Page 252 Interviews......Page 281 Appendix 1: - Documents used for the frame analysis in Chapter 5......Page 284 Index......Page 287 "In Conflicts in the Knowledge Society, Sebastian Haunss demonstrates how conflicts relating to the international system of intellectual property have resulted in new cleavages in the knowledge society. Furthermore, he argues that new collective actors have emerged from these conflicts with the ability to contest the existing dominant order. With a focus on political opportunity structures, collective action networks and framing strategies, he combines a theoretical discussion of social change in the knowledge society with empirical analyses of four recent developments: software patents in Europe, access to medicines, Creative Commons licensing and Pirate Parties"-- Provided by publisher "In Conflicts in the Knowledge Society, Sebastian Haunss demonstrates how conflicts relating to the international system of intellectual property have resulted in new cleavages in the knowledge society. Furthermore, he argues that new collective actors have emerged from these conflicts with the ability to contest the existing dominant order. With a focus on political opportunity structures, collective action networks and framing strategies, he combines a theoretical discussion of social change in the knowledge society with empirical analyses of four recent developments: software patents in Europe, access to medicines, Creative Commons licensing and Pirate Parties"-- Résumé de l'éditeur Combining a theoretical perspective with in-depth empirical studies, Sebastian Haunss discusses how conflicts over intellectual property issues such as access to medicines, the emergence of Pirate Parties and the creation of Creative Commons are linked to more general social conflicts in the knowledge society.