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Ip Preparedness For Outbreak Diseases, Ana Santos Rutschman
Ip Preparedness For Outbreak Diseases, Ana Santos Rutschman
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Outbreaks of infectious diseases will worsen, as illustrated by the recent back-to-back Ebola and Zika epidemics. The development of innovative drugs, especially in the form of vaccines, is key to minimizing future outbreaks, yet current intellectual property (IP) regimes are ineffective in supporting this goal.
IP scholarship has not adequately addressed the role of IP in the development of vaccines for outbreak diseases. This Article fills that void. Through case studies on the recent Ebola and Zika outbreaks, it provides the first descriptive analysis of the role of IP from the pre- to the post-outbreak stages, specifically identifying IP inefficiencies. …
Kamil Kubik: The Artist And Copyright Observed, Elizabeth Townsend Gard, Yvette Joy Liebesman
Kamil Kubik: The Artist And Copyright Observed, Elizabeth Townsend Gard, Yvette Joy Liebesman
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For over 60 years — from the time he fled his native Czechoslovakia in 1948 until his death in August 2011 — Kamil Kubik created amazing oil paintings and pastels. Many of his works were also printed as lithographs and serigraphs, for sale at more affordable prices than the four-to-five figures that he received for the originals. He was not dependent on the sale of these prints, which was a good thing — most of the original works were unprotected by copyright, and many of the prints were unauthorized reproductions.
Copyright law is the key law that protects the artistic …