Volume 16 Issue 3 (1998)
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Trade and Intellectual Property: Some Observations
Intellectual property rights run counter to the interests of consumers and the public. They are also exploited in anti-competitive ways. On this account these rights should be qualified or subjected…
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Intellectual Property and Trade: Economic Perspectives
Despite the hype, regionalization frequently appears a better description of world market evolution than globalization. There has been convergence among the advanced nations but in other countries there is a…
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Intellectual Property Rights Protection and International Trade: An Economic Survey
Intellectual properly right (IPR) protection provides incentives for innovation and consequent spillover benefits for the global economy, but it may also have anti-competitive effects. Economic theory has only recently addressed…
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The Intellectual Commons: A Rationale for Regulation
This article characterises the ‘intellectual commons’, and the relationship between it, commoners and the state. It is argued that in a democracy the State should adopt a steward-type role over…
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TRIPS, Cultural Politics and Law Reform
This article examines the intensification of inter-‘national’ and international cultural contestations over intellectual property rights (IPRs). Examples are given of disputes over biological materials and their commercial use in biotechnology…
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Copyright, Culture and Private Power
This article considers how copyright serves concepts of culture and development. It suggests that copyright’s role in relation to culture is best characterised as instrumental rather than fundamental. An indicator…
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Regulating the Collective Exploitation of Copyright
Collective enforcement of copyright law is an increasingly important element in copyright-based industries. This article suggests that collective enforcement creates two forces: increased compliance with copyright laws; and a tendency…
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Trade in Education: The Role of Copyright
In Australia, as in many other countries, education is increasingly thought of in terms of trade. Given that copyright law has long functioned as a trade regulation device, it may…
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The Role of Intellectual Property Law in Regional Commercial Unions in Europe and Asia
The establishment of a global multilateral trading system moderated by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is in apparent tension with the proliferation of regional trade arrangements. A significant feature of…