In this episode, Dr. Melissa Omino is joined by Dr. Desmond Oriakhogba, an Associate Professor at The University of the Western Cape. Dr. Oriakhogba is an expert in Intellectual Property and Competition Law. Dr. Omino and Dr. Oriakhogba have an in-depth discussion on Dr. Oriakhogba’s book, The Right to Research in Africa: Exploring the Interface between Copyright and Human Rights. The book explores the intersection and manifestation of tensions between intellectual property rights and human rights, focusing on the conflict between Copyright and the Right to Research in light of the African context.

The book has five chapters and is written in accessible language. It is framed to target a broad audience, offering insights for law and policymakers, judges, lawyers, researchers, students, and the general public.

Resources
Audio Home Recording Act (AHRA) of 1992 (the “Sony Act”)

https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-bill/1623/text

Sony Corp. of Am. v. Universal City Studios, Inc. in 1984

https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/summaries/sonycorp-universal-1984.pdf

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%20828/volume-828-I-11850-English.pdf

The Right to Research-Arjun Appadura

https://docs.ufpr.br/~clarissa/pdfs/Research_AppaduraiA.pdf

Why Intellectual Property and Pandemics Don’t Mix

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-intellectual-property-and-pandemics-dont-mix/  

General Comment No. 25 (2020) On Article 15: Science and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/general-comments-and-recommendations/general-comment-no-25-2020-article-15-science-and

AU Agenda 2063 

https://au.int/en/agenda2063/sdgs#:~:text=and%20children’s%20rights-,4.,empower%20all%20women%20and%20girls.

Springer Briefs In Law Series

https://www.springer.com/series/10164