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Article: Intellectual Property Rights and Communications in Asia: Conflicting Traditions
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- Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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CopyrightCopyright Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Autumn 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Intellectual Property Rights and Communications in Asia: Conflicting Traditions. Pradip Ninan Thomas and Jan Servaes, eds. New Delhi: Sage Publications India, 2006. 262 pp. $69 hbk.
Communication and legal scholars have long been aware of the important role that intellectual property rights play in shaping communication, culture, and access to information. Most of the attention has been paid to the United States, the world's leading producer of intellectual property. However, globalization has made intellectual property rights a critical global issue, subject to international regulation through the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization. Scholars ...