Volume : V, Issue : II, February - 2015

Intellectual Property and Human Rights

S. Dinesh.

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Current trends in Intellectual property worldwide are truly alarming. These trends can and must be reversed Human Rights defenders have an important role to play in this important task. Intellectual property rights are recognized as human rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948, and in other international and regional human rights treaties and instruments. However, the relationship between intellectual property systems and human rights is complex and calls for a full understanding of the nature and purposes of intellectual property system. Intellectual property regimes seek to balance the moral and economic rights of creators and inventors with the wider interests and needs of the society. Historically, governments in developed countries have sought to promote creativity, the dissemination of ideas, development of inventions, and scientific progress by providing limited protection to creators and inventors. A major justification for patents and copyrights is that incentives and rewards to inventors result in benefits for the society.

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S. DINESH. Intellectual Property and Human Rights Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 2 February 2015

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