Access to knowledge in Africa the role of copyright
Even those who consider themselves experts on IP will benefit immensely from this book and the broader ACA2K project's work.Sisule Musungu, President of IQsensato, GenevaThe emergence of the Internet and the digital world has changed the way people access, produce and share information and know...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Claremont [South Africa] :
UCT Press
2010
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009434689306719 |
| Sumario: | Even those who consider themselves experts on IP will benefit immensely from this book and the broader ACA2K project's work.Sisule Musungu, President of IQsensato, GenevaThe emergence of the Internet and the digital world has changed the way people access, produce and share information and knowledge. Yet people in Africa face challenges in accessing scholarly publications, journals and learning materials in general. At the heart of these challenges, and solutions to them, is copyright, the branch of intellectual property rights that covers written and related works. This book gives the reader |
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| Notas: | "This book is a result of an international and interdisciplinary research project known as the African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) project"--Acknowledgments. "Published in association with the International Development Research Centre, the Shuttleworth Foundation and the LINK Centre, Graduate School of Public and Development Management (P&DM), University of the Witwatersrand"--T.p. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781282806412 9786612806414 9781552504901 |
