Thomas C. Berg, Professor of Law

 

University of St. Thomas School of Law
MSL 400, 1000 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403-2005
Telephone: (651) 962-4975 - Facsimile: (651) 962-4996
E-mail: tcberg@stthomas.edu

 

Religious thought:  issues in
intellectual property law

 

 

The categories of subject matter below were developed to provide resources in an effort to provoke thought on issues in current intellectual property law through the lens of religious doctrine and values.

 

 

 

I.             Religious Thought about Property in General

a.             Agricultural Technology

b.             Other Religious Thought

II.            Philosophical Foundations

III.           Religious Analysis of Intellectual Property

a.             Catholic Social Thought

b.             Other Religious Thought

IV.           Intellectual Property & Biotechnology

a.             General Biotechnology

b.             Website Resources

c.             Organ Sales

V.            Intellectual Property & Agricultural Technology

a.             Agricultural Technology

b.             Website Resources

 

 

VI.           The Digital Divide

a.            The Digital Divide

b.            Technology- A Moral Evaluation

c.             Digital Copying Debate

d.            Website Resources

VII.         Drug Patents & the Public Health Crisis

a.             Pharmaceutical Patents

b.             Website Resources

VIII.        Intellectual Property & Indigenous Work

a.             Indigenous Issues in General

b.             Protection of Folklore

c.             Website Resources

IX.           International Effects of Intellectual Property

a.             International Issues in General

b.             Website Resources

X.             Intellectual Property & Stewardship

Biography