Personal Property

Does one have a property right in one's body parts? Who "owns" the airwaves? Can entertainers' claims of exploitation of their personality be expressed as a property interest? Personal property has traditionally been confined to legal obligations with respect to tangible goods. But personal property must today be understood in a wider and more dynamic context. Personal Property grapples with this new legal dimension by analysing the concepts of property rights in contemporary legal systems-- including property rights to information, personality interests, and body parts; the traditional legal concepts, such as possession, ownership, assignments, gifts, sales, and bailments; and finally registered interests in personality covering the Chattels Transfer Act, the Motor Vehicles Security Act, and the proposals for a new personal security system in New Zealand.Hammond, R. G. is the author of 'Personal Property', published 1990 under ISBN 9780195582178 and ISBN 0195582179.