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| Special Feature |
- Intellectual Property, Competition and
Human Rights: the past, the present and the future
Abbe Brown and Charlotte Waelde, pp.417-421
We were delighted that
Professor Paul Geroski, then Chairman of the UK Competition Commission,
was able to join us for our expert working group meeting in December
2004. Paul’s contribution to our proceedings was excellent. He was
engaged and informed and made valuable contributions to our debate -
provoking and stimulating input from the participants. It was the first
time that many of us had met Paul. With his warm and engaging
personality we had firm hopes that Paul would become a regular member of
our group. Sadly that was not to be. As will be known to many readers,
Paul died in the summer of 2005. We dedicate this collection of papers,
to which he contributed, to his memory.
- Intellectual Property Rights,
Competition Policy and Innovation: Is There a Problem?
Paul A. Geroski, pp.422-428
- The Interface Between Intellectual
Property Rights and Competition in Developed Countries
Valentine Korah, pp.429-443
- Human
Rights and Competition Law: Possible Impact of the Proposed EU
Constitution
Neil MacCormick, pp.444-451
- Towards Utopia or Irreconcilable Tensions?
Thoughts on Intellectual Property, Human Rights and Competition Law
Hector L MacQueen, pp.452-466
- HUMAN RIGHTS-Relevant Considerations
in respect of IP and Competition Law
E.S. Nwauche, pp.467-484
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| Peer-reviewed
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Socially
responsible intellectual property: a solution?
Abbe E. L. Brown, pp.485-513
This article reviews the
extent to which the present global IP system contains an
inherent imbalance between the rights of IP owning corporations
and IP users, and the public benefit. It also studies the
potential relevance of human rights in redressing any imbalance
within existing institutional and legal fora. The article
focuses on the relevance of corporate social responsibility
(“CSR”) related concepts, particularly in conjunction with legal
human rights based arguments, to redress any imbalance by
tempering the global conduct of IP owning corporations; how this
new approach could be enforced, if at all, and the resulting
lessons for IP and its future.
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Of Otakus and Fansubs: A Critical
Look at Anime Online in Light of Current Issues in Copyright Law
Jordan S. Hatcher, pp.514-542
The advent of digital
technology and increased global connectivity has, to put it
mildly, caused some ripples for the entertainment industry
specifically and copyright law generally. In the aftermath, many
are searching for new ways to incorporate the benefits of
digital copies and the internet while minimizing the harms. To
some, the anime industry and its fans offer examples of how an
industry can benefit and even grow from allowing copyright
infringement. This article examines the anime industry in-depth
with this suggestion in mind and places the industry among
current copyright policy debates, such as those suggested by
Lawrence Lessig.
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