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Editorial |
Good stuff, shame about the bad press
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A poll of readers of this journal would probably indicate a high level of support for the principle that IP should be protected; an awareness of its role in the development and exploitation of new products and services; a belief in its inherent fairness in balancing the moral and economic needs of its owners and their competitors; and a conviction that IP was a positive force for the betterment of the world we presently