Volume 22 Issue 4 (2004)
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‘TRIPs‐plus’ patent privileges—an intellectual property ‘Cargo cult’ in Australia
This article challenges the desirability of implementing more than the minimum patent standards required by Australia’s commitment to the World Trade Organisation’s (so‐called ‘TRIPs‐plus’ measures). We argue that there has…
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Property and intellectual property: foundations in law and economics
The simplicity of the lay view, the complexity of the legal and economic concepts of ownership and property, and the real life gains that are to be made from using…
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Beyond broadcasting: the digital future of public service broadcasting
This article looks at the impact of digitization on television. Early treatments of digital television (DTV) have become outdated by technical and market developments. This paper reviews these developments and…
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Disabled e‐nation: telecommunications, disability, and national policy
This article considers questions of technological change, innovation, and communication from a disability perspective. Using a critical social perspective on disability, we offer an Australian case study to analyse disability…
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Innovation–export linkages within different cluster models: a case study from the Australian wine industry
This paper examines innovation and export linkages within different levels of cluster development. The aim of the paper, using empirical data from the Australian wine industry, is to demonstrate that…
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Universities and government‐sponsored contract research: an Australian case study
Based on interviews, this article provides a case study of the experiences of academic staff at one Australian regional university in undertaking contract research projects sponsored by government departments and…