Project Gutenberg 2014-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 221 Kant, Immanuel 1724 1804 Kant, Emmanuel Kant, I. (Immanuil) Of the Injustice of Counterfeiting Books From: Essays and Treaties on Moral, Political and various Philosophical Subjects Etext produced by John Mamoun. HTML file produced by David Widger "Of the Injustice of Counterfeiting Books" by Immanuel Kant is a philosophical treatise written in the late 18th century. This essay explores the ethical and legal implications of counterfeiting books, arguing against the practice and emphasizing the moral rights of authors and editors in relation to their published works. Kant investigates how the publication of a book constitutes a unique form of business that requires the author’s express consent, distinguishing it from other commodities. In this work, Kant presents a structured argument to defend the position that counterfeiting is inherently wrong, asserting that a counterfeiter intrudes upon the rightful business of another without any legal or moral justification. He discusses the nature of authorship and the editor’s role, stating that when an editor publishes a work, he does so in the name of the author and, as such, owes a responsibility to protect that author’s rights. Kant further argues that the ownership of a copy does not grant the purchaser the right to publish or reproduce the work, thereby elucidating the distinct legal rights associated with authorship versus ownership of physical copies. He concludes by advocating for a formal legal protection of authors against counterfeiters, suggesting that clarity in copyright law would support the just interests of authors and editors alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 38.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Copyright K Text Browsing: Law & Criminology Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Law & Criminology Category: Philosophy & Ethics 53754 2025-06-18T15:43:41.932421 text/html 30335 2024-10-24T08:11:22 text/html 91668 2025-06-18T15:43:47.921907 application/epub+zip 90262 2025-06-18T15:43:45.407390 application/epub+zip 73215 2025-06-18T15:43:44.035397 application/epub+zip 232391 2025-06-18T15:43:49.751924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222513 2025-06-18T15:43:47.111896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214484 2022-09-21T03:56:06.652170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41659 2023-09-20T05:58:19.174793 text/plain 21979 2024-10-24T08:11:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15845 2025-06-18T15:43:49.906912 application/rdf+xml 16100 2025-06-18T15:43:44.618399 image/jpeg 3762 2025-06-18T15:43:44.324412 image/jpeg 88899 2025-06-18T15:43:41.939409 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia