Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: 192.168.6.56/handle/123456789/27264
Title: The Future Control of Food: A Guide to International Negotiations and Rules on Intellectual Property, Biodiversity and Food Security
Authors: Geoff Tansey and Tasmin Rajotte
Keywords: Food Security
Issue Date: 2008
Publisher: Earthscan
Description: Intellectual property (IP) rights are a source of hidden wealth worth trillions of dollars, and they impose hidden costs on the same scale. The rules of intellectual property range from confusing to nearly incomprehen- sible, and the professional practitioners who manage these rights sometimes seem to belong to a secret society. … The IP system also determines when and how an innovation becomes available for others to use by defin- ing boundaries around what is accessible and what is not. Intellectual property rights help determine which innovations are widely available and which are closed off, separating innovation haves from have-nots. … Ever-stronger intellectual property protection is surely not a panacea to promote technology progress and wellbeing in all countries and industries … intellectual property creates winners and losers and on balance it helps in some situations, hurts in others … intellectual property shapes society – whether for better or for worse.
URI: http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/27264
ISBN: 978-1-84407-429-7
Appears in Collections:Food Security Studies

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