Information asset as property: a legal perspective

The way people today store, reformulate and process information – and eventually generate revenues out of it, had marked the shift from a raw material-based and labor-exploiting business to the information and knowledge-based entrepreneurship. Information is increasingly becoming a commodity instead...

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Main Authors:	Zulhuda, Sonny, Ansari, Abdul Haseeb
Other Authors:	Nirmal, B.C.
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	Satyam Law International 2014
Subjects:	K Law (General) KBP1155 Intellectual and industrial property
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/35662/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/35662/43/Information_Legal_Perspective.pdf

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spelling	iium-356622015-02-24T07:29:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/35662/ Information asset as property: a legal perspective Zulhuda, Sonny Ansari, Abdul Haseeb K Law (General) KBP1155 Intellectual and industrial property The way people today store, reformulate and process information – and eventually generate revenues out of it, had marked the shift from a raw material-based and labor-exploiting business to the information and knowledge-based entrepreneurship. Information is increasingly becoming a commodity instead of just a business process tools. This paper attempts to revisit the notion of information as an asset and to analyze how law responds to this development. The first part seeks to reconfirm that information is the new big thing in today’s business that is characterized by globalization, digitization and deregulation of rules. The second describes and analyzes how the law –notably at the judges’ hands– contributes to the strengthening of this notion by tendency to recognize the proprietary status of information – something that is not so well established just yet. The paper argues that the law is in a changing mode towards a more information age-friendly one. Satyam Law International Nirmal, B.C. Singh, Rajnish Kumar 2014 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/35662/43/Information_Legal_Perspective.pdf Zulhuda, Sonny and Ansari, Abdul Haseeb (2014) Information asset as property: a legal perspective. In: Contemporary Issues in International Law: Environment, International Trade, Information Technology and Legal Education. Satyam Law International , India, pp. 397-408. ISBN 9789382823087
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description	The way people today store, reformulate and process information – and eventually generate revenues out of it, had marked the shift from a raw material-based and labor-exploiting business to the information and knowledge-based entrepreneurship. Information is increasingly becoming a commodity instead of just a business process tools. This paper attempts to revisit the notion of information as an asset and to analyze how law responds to this development. The first part seeks to reconfirm that information is the new big thing in today’s business that is characterized by globalization, digitization and deregulation of rules. The second describes and analyzes how the law –notably at the judges’ hands– contributes to the strengthening of this notion by tendency to recognize the proprietary status of information – something that is not so well established just yet. The paper argues that the law is in a changing mode towards a more information age-friendly one.
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title	Information asset as property: a legal perspective
title_short	Information asset as property: a legal perspective
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Information asset as property: a legal perspective

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