 | Cristian Timmermann Research associate - University of Augsburg Law, Health Economics, Philosophy, Political Science |
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01.02.2013-27.03.2013
What commitments towards political feasibility can an ethically justifiable intellectual property regime make?
A wide range of proposals to alleviate the negative effects of intellectual property regimes is currently under discussion. This article offers a critical evaluation of six of these proposals: the Health Impact Fund, the Access to Knowledge movement, prize systems, open innovation models, compulsory licenses and South-South collaborations. An assessment on how these proposals target the human rights affected by intellectual property will be provided. The conflicting human rights that will be individually discussed are the rights: to benefit from one’s own scientific work, to benefit from the advancement of science, to participate in scientific enterprises and to self-determination.
AOS: agricultural ethics; public health ethics; social justice; intellectual property rights; sustainable transitions; climate change and health.
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