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Alternate Call Number
F 191 DRA.G
Summary
Global intellectual property in the form of patents and copyright has profound consequences for the ownership of knowledge in the 21st century. This volume examines the relationship between intellectual property and development.
Note
Introduction : Peter Drahos; Innovation and diffusion of technology: Stuart MACDONALD. Exploring the hidden costs of patents; Carlos M. CORREA. Pro-competitive measures under TRIPS to promote technology diffusion in developing countries; Development and access to technology : genetics, health, agriculture, education and information technology : John SULSTON. Intellectual property and the human genome; James LOVE. Access to medicine and compliance with the WTOTRIPS Accord : models for state practice in developing countries; Kumariah BALASUBRAMANIAM. Access to medicines : patents, prices and public policy - consumer perspectives; Michael BLAKENEY. Agricultural research : intellectual property and the CGIAR System; Alan STORY. Don't ignore copyright, the 'Sleeping Giant' on the TRIPS and international educational agenda; Gary LEA. Digital Millennium or Digital Dominion?The effect of IPRs in software on developing countries; Knowledge and access : Who makes the rules? Peter DRAHOS. Negotiating intellectual property rights : between coercion and dialogue; Willem PRETORIUS. TRIPS and developing countries : how level is the playing field? Ownership of knowledge : changing the rules : Martin KHOR. Rethinking intellectual property rights and TRIPS; Suman SAHAI. India's plant variety protection and farmers'rights legislation; Sol PICCIOTTO. Defending the public interest in TRIPS and the WTO; Ruth MAYNE. The global campaign on patents and access tomedicines : an Oxfam perspective;.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction / Peter Drahos Exploring the hidden costs of patents / Stuart Macdonald Pro-competitive measures under TRIPS to promote technology diffusion in developing countries / Carlos M. Correa Intellectual property and the human genome / John Sulston Access to medicine and compliance with the WTO TRIPS accord: models for state practice in developing countries / James Love Access to medicines: patents, prices and public policy, consumer perspectives / Kumariah Balasubramaniam Agricultural research: intellectual property and the CGIAR system / Michael Blakeney Don't ignore copyright, the Sleeping giant on the TRIPS and International Educational Agenda / Alan Story Digital Millennium or digital dominion: the effect of IPRs in software on developing countries / Gary Lea Negotiating intellectual property rights: between coercion and dialogue / Peter Drahos TRIPS and developing countries: how level is the playing field / Willem Pretorius Rethinking intellectual property rights and TRIPS / Martin Khor India's plant variety protection and farmers' rights legislation / Suman Sahai Defending the public interest in TRIPS and the WTO / Sol Picciotto The global campaign on patents and access to medicines: an Oxfam perspective / Ruth Mayne.