3. outline
• Yale isp
• theory
• social movement
• treaty
• country studies
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4. Knowledge & Information
• Information is value in
knowledge economy
• information: bits in
digital media, files of
data, design of website,
distance education
• information-embedded
goods: bio-chemistry in
seed, patents in
pharmaceuticals.
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5. Theory
• innov & development
• essential human needs
• right to knowledge
• social justice. consumers/
users.
• networks - social relation
• access - diff. than “for all”
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6. Social Movement
• History - TRIPs
• Harmonization
• Friends of Development
• NGO & developing
countries
• A2K
• Broadcast Treaty, TK
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7. Alternative frameworks
• compulsory licensing
• peer production.
wikipedia
• distributed research
computing
• search engine, alternative
compensation systems
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8. Treaty
• technological protection
measures
• exceptions & limitations
to copyright
• standards - non-
disclosure of patents
•
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9. Yale ISP
• conference - apr. 27-29,
2007
• book - a2k
• country-specific case
studies
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