Tag: Intellectual Property
Superhero Immortality and the Law
by admin on Oct.14, 2009, under Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property, Property
Many of the laws of our society are drafted with our mortality in mind, some are even written because we’re mortal. The interplay between death and the law has been studied by scholars and philosophers for centuries, gaining increasing attention with advances in medical science. The certainty of death is one constant not present in the lives of many superheroes. Was Dostoyevsky right, can there be no virtue without immortality, or do these invincible beings create an unnecessary complication in our lives and laws?
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