Legal Frontiers in the Global Dissemination of Technology and Knowledge: Three Case Studies

TY - JOUR

T1 - Legal Frontiers in the Global Dissemination of Technology and Knowledge: Three Case Studies

AU - Tang, Yi Shin

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - This article explores a few alternatives to the traditional legal and economic theories regarding the problem of global dissemination of knowledge and technology to developing countries. In particular, it examines three cases in which the classical notion of intellectual property rights seems to have been exploited in favor of developing countries, both through its conventional application and through more flexible views of such legal institution. The first case deals with the phenomenon of peer production through electronic networks; the second discusses the regulation of trademarks in the context of collective rights; and finally, the third case tackles the recent problem of the so-called "abandonwares" and its implications of economic and legal nature.

AB - This article explores a few alternatives to the traditional legal and economic theories regarding the problem of global dissemination of knowledge and technology to developing countries. In particular, it examines three cases in which the classical notion of intellectual property rights seems to have been exploited in favor of developing countries, both through its conventional application and through more flexible views of such legal institution. The first case deals with the phenomenon of peer production through electronic networks; the second discusses the regulation of trademarks in the context of collective rights; and finally, the third case tackles the recent problem of the so-called "abandonwares" and its implications of economic and legal nature.

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1954-3859

VL - 2

SP - 7

EP - 25

JO - Les Cahiers du Cedimes

JF - Les Cahiers du Cedimes

IS - 2

ER -