Expropriation by Law

Placing himself at the crossroads of economics, law, and sociology, Christian Bessy investigates the contemporary transformation of intellectual property rights (IPR) with the emergence of new conventions for their valuation. He demonstrates how entities previously considered inappropriate have now become the object of property rights by means of a creeping legal codification. The book examines how the extension of IPRs has given rise to new forms of expropriation of the wealth produced, allowin