April 2001
In Africa, Patents Kill
In AIDS-stricken Africa, the enforcement of Western drug patents is a needless death sentence for millions.
By Seth Shulman
For the biggest, gravest, most consequential intellectual property fight of our times, look no further than access to lifesaving drugs in Africa. The scourge of AIDS on that continent is already shaking traditional notions of patent rights to their foundations. Posterity may judge our age by how we respond. The facts in this global face-off could not be more harsh.
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