Intellectual Property, Traditional Resources Rights, and Natural Law: A Clash of Cultures
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2007
Abstract
Western nations, through international treaties and bodies such as the World Trade Organization, the World Intellectual Property Organization, and economic and political pressures on many governments, are to a large degree succeeding in strengthening protection of intellectual property rights as they are understood mainly within the western context. Framing the debate within Locke's theory of natural law, the paper discusses the extent to which this strengthening of intellectual property rights is appropriate for developing countries, especially within the African context.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
International Review of Information Ethics, no. 7, p. 1-7.
Scholar Commons Citation
Gathegi, John N., "Intellectual Property, Traditional Resources Rights, and Natural Law: A Clash of Cultures" (2007). School of Information Faculty Publications. 291.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/si_facpub/291
