Book description
"This book is an important contribution to recovering a nuanced,
contextually aware view of access to knowledge and global knowledge
governance" Yochaie Benkler, Harvard Law School "This is a
'must read' for scholars and practioners interested in economic
devlopment, cultural production and access to knowledge" Susan
Sell, George Washington University This volume features five chapters on
current issues facing intellectual property, innovation and development
policy from the Egyptian perspective. These include: information and
communications technology for development, copyright and comparative
business models in music, free and open source software, patent reform
and access to medicines, and the role of the Egyptian government in
promoting access to knowledge internationally and domestically. Together
these chapters offer an overview of the challenges and opportunities
facing efforts to promote access to knowledge. Combining both
theoretical and pragmatic approaches, the work will be of interest to
scholars and practitioners dealing with intellectual property and
innovation property the world over. 'Highly Recommended' James Boyle,
Duke Law School 'This is a must read' Susan Sell, George Washington
University Nagla E. Rizk is Associate Professor and Chair of the
Economics department at The American University in Cairo. Lea Shaver is
an Associate Research Scholar and Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School.
Her research interests include intellectual property, human rights, and
Internet law.
