Global intellectual property rights : knowledge, access, and development / edited by Peter Drahos and Ruth Mayne.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Drahos, Peter, 1955-
• Mayne, Ruth.
• Oxfam GB.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Intellectual property (International law).

Physical Description:

xiv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan : Oxfam, 2002.

Summary:

Intellectual property rights such as patents can reduce access to knowledge in genetics, health, agriculture, education, and information technology, particularly for people in developing countries. "Global Intellectual Property Rights" shows how the new global rules of intellectual property have been the product of the strategic behavior of multinationals, rather than democratic dialogue. The final section of the book suggests strategies aimed at developing more flexible standard for poor countries, and for keeping knowledge in the intellectual commons.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 0333990277
• 0333990285

OCLC:

49922488