Read online Elgar Law and Entrepreneurship Ser.: Intellectual Property, Entrepreneurship and Social Justice by Lateef Mtima DJV, DOC
9781783470242 1783470240 'While many have articulated needs of particular communities which they argue intellectual property should be shaped to serve, few have attempted to flesh out a theory under which intellectual property doctrine should be built from the ground up to promote social justice. Lateef Mtima, a pioneer in that endeavor, has now edited a collection of essays that provides crucial additional perspectives - perspectives that appropriately focus on empowerment and entrepreneurship. These essays are essential reading for everyone who has ever wondered whether and how intellectual property should respond to an unequal world.'- Robert Brauneis, The George Washington University, USIn the Information Age, historically marginalized groups and developing nations continue to strive for socio-economic empowerment within the global community. Their ultimate success largely depends upon their ability to develop, protect, and exploit their greatest natural resource: intellectual property. Through an exploration of the techniques used in social entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property, Entrepreneurship and Social Justice provides a framework by which historically marginalized communities and developing nations can cooperate with the developed world to establish a socially cohesive global intellectual property order. Divided into four parts, the knowledgeable contributors discuss topics surrounding entrepreneurship and empowerment, education and advocacy, engagement and activism and, finally, commencement.
9781783470242 1783470240 'While many have articulated needs of particular communities which they argue intellectual property should be shaped to serve, few have attempted to flesh out a theory under which intellectual property doctrine should be built from the ground up to promote social justice. Lateef Mtima, a pioneer in that endeavor, has now edited a collection of essays that provides crucial additional perspectives - perspectives that appropriately focus on empowerment and entrepreneurship. These essays are essential reading for everyone who has ever wondered whether and how intellectual property should respond to an unequal world.'- Robert Brauneis, The George Washington University, USIn the Information Age, historically marginalized groups and developing nations continue to strive for socio-economic empowerment within the global community. Their ultimate success largely depends upon their ability to develop, protect, and exploit their greatest natural resource: intellectual property. Through an exploration of the techniques used in social entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property, Entrepreneurship and Social Justice provides a framework by which historically marginalized communities and developing nations can cooperate with the developed world to establish a socially cohesive global intellectual property order. Divided into four parts, the knowledgeable contributors discuss topics surrounding entrepreneurship and empowerment, education and advocacy, engagement and activism and, finally, commencement.