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Record Nr.

UNINA9910597159803321

Titolo

Access to knowledge in Egypt : new research on intellectual property, innovation and development / / edited by Nagla Rizk and Lea Shaver

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Bloomsbury Academic, 2010

ISBN

9786612894633

9781282894631

1282894633

9781849660167

1849660166

9781849663588

1849663580

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (393 p.)

Collana

Access to knowledge

Altri autori (Persone)

RizkNagla

ShaverLea Bishop

Disciplina

338.962

Soggetti

Information policy - Egypt

Intellectual property - Egypt

Knowledge management - Egypt

Copyright - Egypt

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Access to Knowledge in Egypt; Copyright; Acknowledgement; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Biographies; Advance Acclaim for Access to Knowledge in Egypt; Foreword by Jack Balkin; CHAPTER ONE: Access to Knowledge: Economic, Global and Local Perspectives; CHAPTER TWO: Egypt's Role in the A2K Movement: An Analysis of Positions and Policies; CHAPTER THREE: Access to Medicines in Egypt: A Human Rights Approach to IP, Trade and Health; CHAPTER FOUR: Stories from Egypt's Music Industry: De Facto Commons as Alternatives to Copyright

CHAPTER FIVE: The Software Industry in Egypt: What Role for Open Source?CHAPTER SIX: Information and Communications Technology for Development: Building the Knowledge Society in Egypt; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is an important contribution to recovering a nuanced,



contextually aware view of access to knowledge and global knowledge governance Yochaie Benkler, Harvard Law School. ""This is a 'must read' for scholars and practioners interested in economic development, cultural production and access to knowledge"" Susan Sell, George Washington University. This volume features five chapters on current issues facing intellectual property, innovation and development policy from the Egyptian perspective. These include: information and communications technology for development, copyright and comparat