In this volume‎,‎ leading scholars of intellectual property and information policy examine what the common law ‎- a method of reasoning‎,‎ an approach to rule making‎,‎ and a body of substantive law ‎- can contribute to discussions about the scope‎,‎ structure and function of intellectual property‎.‎ The book presents an array of methodologies‎,‎ substantive areas and normative positions‎,‎ tying these concepts together by looking to the common law for guidance‎.‎ Drawing on interdisciplinary ideas and principles that are embedded within the working of common law‎,‎ it shows that the answers to many of modern intellectual property law‎'‎s most puzzling questions may be found in the wisdom‎,‎ versatility and adaptability of the common law‎.‎ The book argues that despite the degree of interdisciplinary specialization in the field‎,‎ intellectual property is fundamentally a creation of the law‎;‎ therefore‎,‎ the basic building blocks of the law can shed important light on what intellectual property can and should ‎(‎and was perhaps meant to‎)‎ be‎.‎