The Paradox of Intellectual Property Lawmaking in the New Millennium: Universal Templates as Terms of Surrender for Non-Industrial Nations; Piracy as an Offshoot

Authors

• Assafa Endeshaw, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Abstract

The article contends that nonindustrial countries (nonICs) have lost their role in shaping intellectual property (IP) laws, leading to the imposition of IP frameworks that often conflict with their economic and cultural needs. It argues that piracy in nonICs is not merely illegal activity but a consequence of their inability to tailor IP laws to their own development. The article critiques TRIPS for imposing Western IP standards on nonICs, which it views as a form of imperialism, and suggests that nonICs should adopt modified liability principles to foster innovation while addressing issues like access to essential goods such as medicines.

Disciplines

Intellectual Property Law | Law

Recommended Citation

Assafa Endeshaw, The Paradox of Intellectual Property Lawmaking in the New Millennium: Universal Templates as Terms of Surrender for Non-Industrial Nations; Piracy as an Offshoot, 10 Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L. 47 (2002).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjicl/vol10/iss1/10