It has become a commonplace that there has been an information revolution, transforming both society and the economy. In 1995 the Trade Related Intellectual Property (TRIPs) agreement aimed to harmonise protection for property in knowledge throughout the global system. 
This book considers the contemporary disputes about the ownership of knowledge resources - as in the cases of genetically modified foods, the music industry or the internet - and the problematic nature of the TRIPs agreement. In this highly topical book, Christopher May reveals that, because of such problems, at present the balance in intellectual property rights between public good and private reward is more often than not weighted towards the latter.

The Global Political Economy of Intellectual Property Rights: The New Enclosures? (RIPE Series in Global Political Economy)

Business & Money

May, Christopher

Economics

Routledge

It has become a commonplace that there has been an information revolution, transforming both society and the economy. In 1995 the Trade Related Intellectual Property (TRIPs) agreement aimed to harmonise protection for property in knowledge throughout the global system. This book considers the contemporary disputes about the ownership of knowledge resources - as in the cases of genetically modified foods, the music industry or the internet - and the problematic nature of the TRIPs agreement. In this highly topical book, Christopher May reveals that, because of such problems, at present the balance in intellectual property rights between public good and private reward is more often than not weighted towards the latter.

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): Resurgence and the Development Agenda (Global Institutions)

Covering the World Intellectual Property Organization, this volume introduces a much ignored element of the contemporary structure of global governance to scholars of international political economy. Christopher May discusses: <ul>
<li>how the World Intellectual Property Organization works, its antecedents and history </li> <li>the debates about the role and justification of intellectual property </li> <li>the role of WIPO within contemporary global politics </li> <li>the key elements of its relations with the World Trade Organization </li> <li>the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. </li>
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 The analysis then examines the recent political economy of the organization and argues that far from being the neutral or technical agency that it often presents itself as, the WIPO is highly politicized and acts to socialize policy makers and civil servants into a specific view of intellectual property. However, the recent proposal to establish a Development Agenda at the WIPO is an important development, and the book concludes by examining the problems which have promoted this agenda, suggesting that these reforms of the WIPO should be welcomed. The World Intellectual Property Organization is a clear and accessible volume that will confirm the WIPO as one of the global institutions which any student of global governance must understand.

Intellectual Property

Business

The Global Political Economy of Intellectual Property Rights, 2nd ed (RIPE Series in Global Political Economy)

The first edition established itself as one of the leading books to situate the issue of intellectual property within the discipline of International Political Economy (IPE). Since its publication, intellectual property has continued to rise up the global agenda, reflecting expanding interest in the area among policy-makers and advocacy groups, linked to the increasingly fraught politics of the global governance of IPRs. Significantly revised and updated to take account of developments within the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization, this edition incorporates the author’s recent research on IPRs. It retains the theoretical and analytical elements of the first edition, whilst offering students and researchers a detailed analysis of how intellectual property is politically constructed, and how it is linked to the economics of knowledge and information in the contemporary global political economy. Rapidly-developing issues addressed in the work include: <ul>
<li>arguments around the implementation of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of IPRs (TRIPs) </li> <li>the WIPO Development agenda and the ‘resistance’ to socialization programmes </li> <li>the AIDS crisis and the pharmaceutical industry </li> <li>Digital Rights Management </li> </ul> This book will be of interest to students and researchers of international political economy, international relations and intellectual property law.

The Global Political Economy of Intellectual Property Rights, 2nd ed: The New Enclosures (RIPE Series in Global Political Economy)

Global Corporations in Global Governance (Global Institutions)

This book offers a concise and accessible overview and analysis of the place of large multinational and regional corporations in the political economy of global governance.May argues that not only do corporations have an impact on the institutions of global governance, but they must be understood as a multifaceted institution of global governance in their own right, controlling and shaping significant aspects of the global political economy.  Topics include:  What are global corporations? Corporations and global governance The legal personality of the corporation Corporations and power Corporations and tax The future role of corporations in  a post crisis global system Highlighting the central role of corporations in the generation and reproduction of norms in global governance, this work shows that corporations’ practices and relations are themselves both subjects, and sources of, global governance. It offers an enhanced understanding of the complex of issues that pattern the corporate global governance in the contemporary political economy and will be of interest to students in areas including IPE, global governance and international organizations.

Industries

The Global Intellectual Property Organisation

Intellectual Property Rights: A Critical History (Ipolitics)

Sell, Susan K.

Lynne Rienner Pub

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The Global Political Economy of Intellectual Property Rights: The New Enclosures? (RIPE Series in Global Political Economy)

The Global Political Economy of Intellectual Property Rights: The New Enclosures? (RIPE Series in Global Political Economy)

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): Resurgence and the Development Agenda (Global Institutions)

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): Resurgence and the Development Agenda (Global Institutions)

The Global Political Economy of Intellectual Property Rights, 2nd ed: The New Enclosures (RIPE Series in Global Political Economy)

The Global Political Economy of Intellectual Property Rights, 2nd ed (RIPE Series in Global Political Economy)

Global Corporations in Global Governance (Global Institutions)

Global Corporations in Global Governance (Global Institutions)

The Global Intellectual Property Organisation

Intellectual Property Rights: A Critical History (Ipolitics)