[LINK] TRIPS, ACTA, TPP et al

Jan Whitaker jwhit at melbpc.org.au
Wed Mar 16 09:13:22 AEDT 2011


At 11:33 PM 15/03/2011, Tom Koltai wrote:
>diminishing control over music copyrights, this
>article is an interesting case study into how large corporations subsume
>developing nations heritage and then sue the traditional owners...

If you want a story how this worked out in South Africa, look up 
hoodia. I believe that one had a happy ending, although I haven't 
researched it in the last 6-7 years.

Jan



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