Intellectual Property Issues in ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies for Development)

Abstract

This report, prepared for Canada's International Development Research Centre, reviews intellectual property issues in the area of information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D). Issues covered include open access, Creative Commons, free and open source software, copyright limitations and exceptions, traditional knowledge, collective management organizations, competition policy, the WIPO development agenda, and the draft Access to Knowledge Treaty as they relate to intellectual property and developing countries.

Keywords: intellectual property, copyright, ICT4D, open access, Creative Commons, free and open source software, copyright limitations and exceptions, traditional knowledge, collective management organizations, competition policy, WIPO, development agenda, access to knowledge