In this episode, Dr. Melissa Omino is joined by Dr. Desmond Oriakhogba, an Associate Professor at The University of the Western Cape. Dr. Oriakhogba is an expert in Intellectual Property and Competition Law. Dr. Omino and Dr. Oriakhogba have an in-depth discussion on Dr. Oriakhogba’s book, The Right to Research in Africa: Exploring the Interface between Copyright and Human Rights. The book explores the intersection and manifestation of tensions between intellectual property rights and human rights, focusing on the conflict between Copyright and the Right to Research in light of the African context.
The book has five chapters and is written in accessible language. It is framed to target a broad audience, offering insights for law and policymakers, judges, lawyers, researchers, students, and the general public.
Resources
Audio Home Recording Act (AHRA) of 1992 (the "Sony Act")
https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-bill/1623/text
Sony Corp. of Am. v. Universal City Studios, Inc. in 1984
https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/summaries/sonycorp-universal-1984.pdf
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%20828/volume-828-I-11850-English.pdf
The Right to Research-Arjun Appadura
https://docs.ufpr.br/~clarissa/pdfs/Research_AppaduraiA.pdf
Why Intellectual Property and Pandemics Don't Mix
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-intellectual-property-and-pandemics-dont-mix/
General Comment No. 25 (2020) On Article 15: Science and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
AU Agenda 2063
Springer Briefs In Law Series
https://www.springer.com/series/10164
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