Monday, May 4, 2009

The importance of Users' Rights on World Book and Copyright Day

Librarians highlight the importance of Users' Rights on World Book and Copyright Day. You can find the press release here.

Also see: eIFL handbook on Copyright and Related Issues


The Uneasy Case for Intellectual Property Rights in Traditional Knowledge. Should traditional knowledge - -the understanding or skill possessed by indigenous peoples pertaining to their culture and folklore and their use of native plants for medicinal purposes - receive protection as intellectual property? Stephen R. Munzer and Kal Raustiala debate the issues

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