Abstract

CORDOBA MARENTES, Juan F.  and  LONDONO L., María Carmelina. Limits to copyright in international trade: a formula for seeking the common good in economic integration processes. Rev. IUS [online]. 2014, vol.8, n.33, pp.199-222. ISSN 1870-2147.

Intellectual property has been one of the most debated issues in economic integration processes, as the negotiations after the TRIPS, ACTA and TPP demonstrate. One of the main reasons of such disagreements is due to a lack of real common benefits at the base of the alliances. Instead, integration processes are mainly based on power struggles. This paper proposes a view of copyright that facilitates the harmonization of the various actors' interests participating in this kind of international processes. This frame-work, the study calls for the recovery of the notion of common good as a key factor in seeking the reconciliation of the most often conflicting demands among States, authors, users and interest groups.

Keywords : Copyright; intellectual property exceptions and limitations; economic integrtion; human rights; common good; TRIPS; ACTA; TPP; Marrakech Conference.

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