There is a veritable gold rush mentality in the life science world
as scientists, entrepreneurs and multinationals are staking claims
to the a ~code of lifea (TM) embodied in the worlda (TM)s current
stock of plants, animals, microbes and human populations. In
response, the communities that see themselves as the custodians of
both that traditional knowledge and specific genetic resources have
demanded greater recognition of their role in creating and
conserving this resource, access to any resulting improvements and
a share of the benefits arising from their patrimony. This has
precipitated a widespread efforta "in local communities, in the
marketplace, in many developing and developed countries and at the
talks in the Doha Round of the WTOa "to reconcile the interests and
concerns of the two opposing groups.
This edited volume explores the legal, economic and political
context for the debate about intellectual property rights for
traditional knowledge and genetic resources and critically analyses
the theory and practice of access and benefits sharing efforts
around the world. The book also investigates the current
flashpointsa "the David and Goliath battle between Monsanto and
Percy Schmeiser over farmersa (TM) rights; the dispute over
coexistence of GM and organic production; and the ownership and
control of human genetic materials stored in human gene banks
around the world.
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