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The Genographic Project: Traditional Knowledge And Population Genetics, Matthew Rimmer Oct 2007

The Genographic Project: Traditional Knowledge And Population Genetics, Matthew Rimmer

Matthew Rimmer

This article considers the debate over patent law, informed consent, and benefit-sharing in the context of biomedical research in respect of Indigenous communities. In particular, it focuses upon three key controversies over large-scale biology projects, involving Indigenous populations. These case studies are representative of the tensions between research organisations, Indigenous communities, and funding agencies. Section two considers the aims and origins of the Human Genome Diversity Project, and criticisms levelled against the venture by Indigenous peak bodies and anti-biotechnology groups, such as the Rural Advancement Foundation International. It examines the ways in which the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural …


An Overview Of The Broadband Market In Thailand, Tanit Follett Aug 2007

An Overview Of The Broadband Market In Thailand, Tanit Follett

Tanit Follett, J.S.D.

Thailand’s telecommunications sector is not fully transformed from monopolistic telecommunications markets into competitive one. The establishment of National Telecommunications Commission (“NTC”), an independent telecommunications regulatory agency, in 2004 has brought about the goal of creating a level-playing competition among incumbents: state enterprises, concessionaires, and new entrants. However, it becomes more challenging for NTC to achieve that goal when the concession agreement still exists. This fundamental problem has a direct impact on residential broadband Internet access as its system architecture relies heavily on fixed-line telecommunications network. The lack of enforcement by regulator and uncompromising attitudes between state enterprises and concessionaires are …


La Cesión De Derechos En El Código Civil Peruano, Edward Ivan Cueva Jul 2007

La Cesión De Derechos En El Código Civil Peruano, Edward Ivan Cueva

Edward Ivan Cueva

La Cesión de Derechos en el Código Civil Peruano


Segundo Congreso Nacional De Organismos Públicos Autónomos, Bruno L. Costantini García May 2007

Segundo Congreso Nacional De Organismos Públicos Autónomos, Bruno L. Costantini García

Bruno L. Costantini García

Memorias del Segundo Congreso Nacional de Organismos Públicos Autónomos. "Autonomía, Profesionalización, Control y Transparencia"


Algunos Apuntes En Torno A La Prescripción Extintiva Y La Caducidad, Edward Ivan Cueva May 2007

Algunos Apuntes En Torno A La Prescripción Extintiva Y La Caducidad, Edward Ivan Cueva

Edward Ivan Cueva

No abstract provided.


La Contractualisation De L'Utilisation Des Oeuvres Et L'Expérience Belge Des Exceptions Impératives, Severine Dusollier Jan 2007

La Contractualisation De L'Utilisation Des Oeuvres Et L'Expérience Belge Des Exceptions Impératives, Severine Dusollier

Severine Dusollier

No abstract provided.


Sharing Access To Intellectual Property Through Private Ordering, Severine Dusollier Jan 2007

Sharing Access To Intellectual Property Through Private Ordering, Severine Dusollier

Severine Dusollier

Property and exclusivity are at the core of the intellectual rights. Traditionnally, copyright or patent rights are seen as tools to exclude others. Oddly enough, copyright and patent holders have started to engage in non-exclusionary practices through open access, open source or open licensing schemes. By using exclusivity not to exclude others but to include them, to share and socialize intellectual property, by giving rights to use, reproduce, modify and distribute works or inventions, those mechanisms reverse the traditional narrative of intellectual property and introduce commons features within the exercise of the right itself. Interestingly, such licensing schemes are based …


On Virtual Worlds: Copyright And Contract At The Dawn Of The Virtual Age, Erez Reuveni Jan 2007

On Virtual Worlds: Copyright And Contract At The Dawn Of The Virtual Age, Erez Reuveni

Erez Reuveni

This Article argues that copyright law can and should apply to artistic and literary creations occurring entirely in virtual worlds. First, the Article introduces the concept of virtual worlds as places millions of people visit not only for entertainment but also for life and work. Second, the Article reviews the philosophical justifications for copyright, examines objections to applying copyright to virtual, rather than real, creative works, and concludes that neither precludes copyright for virtual creations. Third, the Article articulates how copyright law would function within virtual spaces and reviews copyrightable creations from the perspective of both game developers and players. …