The Museum of Bioprospecting, Intellectual Property, and the Public Domain: A Place, A Process, A Philosophy

doi:10.7135/UPO9780857289605

The Museum of Bioprospecting, Intellectual Property, and the Public Domain

A Place, A Process, A Philosophy

'The Museum of Bioprospecting, Intellectual Property, and the Public Domain' discusses the issue of intellectual property rights versus the public domain in facilitating access to genetic resources for biotechnology development, through a dialogue between seven fictional scholars and a hilarious octogenarian.

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The Museum of Bioprospecting, Intellectual Property, and the Public Domain

A Place, A Process, A Philosophy

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of Figures
pp ix-x

Preface
pp xi-xiv

Acknowledgements
pp xv-xvi

Introduction: The Bauplan
pp xvii-xxx

Chapter 1 - Looking the Gorgon in the Face
pp 1-16

Chapter 2 - Museums as Venues for Polemics
pp 17-28

Chapter 3 - The Museum as a Vehicle for Considered Judgments on Access and Benefit Sharing
pp 29-38

Chapter 4 - Clearing the Air: Applying the Intellectual Property Framework to National, Community, and Individual Rights in The Convention on Biological Diversity
pp 39-54

Chapter 5 - The Anti-Commons Threat to Farmers' Rights: The Case of Crop Germplasm
pp 55-72

Chapter 6 - The Moral Foundations of Intellectual Property and Conservation through Access and Benefit-Sharing
pp 73-88

Conclusions: The Nameless Interloper in The Museum of Bioprospecting, Intellectual Property, and the Public Domain
pp 89-102

Appendix: The Original Essay: A Proposal Based on “The Tragedy of the Commons:” Museum of Bioprospecting, Intellectual Property Rights, and the Public Domain
pp 103-114

Notes
pp 115-130

Index
pp 131-144

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