1. Global strategies
  2. Opposing intellectual property

Opposing intellectual property

  • Campaigning against intellectual property
  • Denying right to intellectual property

Context

Private enterprise has moved into human genetics and biotechnology in a way not seen before in any area of science. Research which would once have been regarded as basic, not-for-profit science - a public good in all the senses of the word - is now conducted by big pharmaceutical companies or by biotechnology start-ups, which patent the research results. What would once have been given freely to the entire scientific community has become private intellectual property.

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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(E) Emanations of other strategies
Subject
  • Communication » Censorship
  • Research, standards » Patents, copyright
Content quality
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Language
English
Last update
Dec 3, 2024