@article{27333,
      author = {Beldiman, Dana. and J. Axhamn,},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/27333},
      title = {Access to Information and Knowledge : 21st century  challenges in intellectual property and knowledge  governance},
      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.},
      recid = {27333},
      pages = {328 pages ;},
}