@article{27333,
      recid = {27333},
      author = {Beldiman, Dana. and J. Axhamn,},
      title = {Access to Information and Knowledge : 21st century  challenges in intellectual property and knowledge  governance},
      pages = {328 pages ;},
      abstract = {Massive quantities of information are required to fuel the  innovation process in a knowledge-based economy; a  requirement that is in tension with intellectual property  (IP) laws. Against this backdrop, leading thinkers in the  IP arena explore the ‘access challenge’ of the 21st  century, framed as the tension between the interest in the  free flow of information and the fragmentation of knowledge  resulting from strong IP laws.  In some areas this tension  seems to resolve in a shift of IP laws in the direction of  greater openness, whether due to new business models,  improved legal tools or access-friendly interpretations of  existing laws. The book’s chapters explore the challenges  encountered by this ‘opening’ process from various  perspectives, including:  • open access to public sector  and scientific research data • enhanced use of licensing •  reshaping the contours of individual IP laws • inclusion of  new stakeholders in the IP debate • challenges to the  information flow in the international arena.  In  identifying some of the core IP-related challenges to the  process of adapting to the knowledge needs of the new  economy, this book will provide an enlightening read for  academics, policymakers and lawyers concerned with IP laws  and the flow of knowledge.},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/27333},
}