Date of Award

1-1-2009

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Political Science

Content Description

1 online resource (xvi, 342 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Rey Koslowski

Committee Members

Erik P. Hoffmann, Holy Sims, Terrence A. Maxwell

Keywords

intellectual property rights, second image reversed, software intellectual property rights, TRIPS, Computer software, Intellectual property

Subject Categories

International Law | Political Science

Abstract

The Intellectual Property Rights is one of the key issues of the global economy as knowledge has become a key element in international trade. As the process of digitalization spreads, Software Intellectual Property Rights (SIPR) have become essential to the development of computer software industry. However, some developing governments do not fulfill the requirements of protecting SIPR; as a result, western entrepreneurs lose huge amounts of money. In order to prevent losses, developed countries established various organizations to watch and guide developing countries on SIPR issue.

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