Pharmaceutical companies | Research Paper | | Daren Smith | 5/21/2012 | | Abstract There is a lot of discussion about pharmaceutical companies, intellectual property, and the global AIDS epidemic. Do pharmaceutical companies have a responsibility to distribute drugs for free or low cost in developing countries? Why is intellectual property such a big deal? What impact would South Africa’s decision to levy duties on drugs in the country have on the international distribution of drugs? Was
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taking- from a culture that is not one’s own-of intellectual property, cultural expressions or artifacts, history and the ways of knowledge” (Tsosie 310). Cultural appropriation today under the liberal tradition follow these suppositions “if non-Indians want to dress up like Indians and imitate Indian religion, then they should have the freedom to do so” (Tsosie 310). The fight for the right of ownership of cultural rights and property is not only intellectual but political as well. For many years, ethnic
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1. What property rights are involved in the picture? These are complex questions about who has property rights in the picture of Tiger Woods. Let's first start with the individual contract Tiger Woods and General Mills has. If Tiger Woods and General Mills agree that General Mills has complete property rights of the picture, then General Mills, for the most part has complete rights as negotiated by the contract between the two parties. Any violation from this contract would be a breach of contract
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amount of research. This essay will cover the importance of research skills aspects in academic development, to avoid any misconduct and not be accused of cheating, such as plagiarism and collusion. Scholars studying in higher education must have intellectual honesty also known as academic integrity. This helps pupils on being more ready when operating as an independent thinker and help one develop skills such as referencing, citation and as you absorb information, paraphrase ideas and quote the words
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Case 3: Government, Private Companies losing P14.6B to Software Piracy 1. Executive Summary Seven out of 10 software programs installed in computers in the Philippines are unlicensed, resulting to losses of P14.6 billion in 2011, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) on August 16 said during the launch of its educational campaign geared at addressing high software piracy rate. Through the campaign dubbed “Be Aware of Your Software: Maximize the Benefits, Minimize the Risks
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Research three to five (3-5) ethical issues relating to marketing and advertising, intellectual property, and regulation of product safety and examine whether PharmaCARE violated any of the issues in question. Legal and Ethical considerations are a worthwhile element in marketing/advertising, product safety and intellectual property, however there continues to be the stealthy and erratic element that each company cannot control and that is the employee. Ethical or unethical behavior is not completely
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view of rights, believing the bill of rights to be an exhaustive list, there are more rights contained in the body of the constitution. As Alexander Hamilton stated in Federalist 84, “The truth is, after all the declamations we have heard, that the Constitution is itself, in every rational sense, and to every useful purpose, A BILL OF RIGHTS.” Rights that are contained in the Constitution are as follows; the writ of habeas corpus, a ban on ex post facto, and the right to establish intellectual property
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meetings are public knowledge, most of the information is classified and kept from U.S. government officials. However, several documents have been leaked to the public through various sources. -There is much clamor and concern over the Intellectual Property proposals put forth by the U.S. These proposals threaten to dial back public health safeguards set forth in the 2007 New Trade Deal of the Bush administration, increase prices of consumer goods, and restrict access to information on the internet
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goods or services of one person or organization from those of others in the marketplace. Trade-marks have come to represent not only the wares and services themselves but also the reputation of the company. They are considered as an important intellectual property (IP) asset. Trade-marks can also comprise the emblem (logo) of the company, the shape of an object, as well as a signature. Use of marks to indicate ownership of goods was particularly important for owners whose goods moved in transit, as
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legal proceedings against companies using illegal software, increased government cooperation in providing legal protection for intellectual property, and the criminalization of software piracy have proven to be largely ineffective. Even efforts at the transnational level to get nations to sign treaties and to require them to protect and enforce intellectual property rights according to global, not local, standards have not yielded the desired results. Unfortunately, the ease with which software can
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