What is the most convincing justification for Intellectual Property protection in your opinion?

1.the topic of the essay: The strongest and most widely appealed to justification for intellectual property is a utilitarian argument based on providing incentives. … Given the shortcomings of the other arguments for intellectual property, the justifiability of [intellectual property] depends, in the final analysis, on this utilitarian defense

EC Hettinger, Justifying Intellectual Property (1989) 18 Philosophy & Public Affairs 31, p 47.

Do you agree with the abovementioned statement? What is the most convincing justification for Intellectual Property protection in your opinion?

2.Tips: Appendices, end or footnotes, graphs/tables, diagrams, references, bibliographies, tables of statutes and/or tables of cases are not included in the word count but marks may be deducted if these are inaccurate or inappropriate. Your attention is also drawn to the rules forbidding plagiarism and collusion.

3. please use OSCOLA format to write the essay.

4.Use UK IP law