Caribbean Law

Some Notes on Developing Policy and Law in Caribbean Intellectual Property By Abiola Inniss In recent years, the Caribbean has been placed under a considerable amount of pressure to comply with international regimen on intellectual property rights. This is in no small part the result of World Trade Organization requirements that signatory countries to its agreements must also become TRIPS compliant (WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights). There is also little question that the pressures result from the movement of a world economy which is now heavily based on the creation and use of technologies that are based on the internet and the digitization of information. In this situation, data becomes a totally pliable commodity and the demand for multimedia products continues to expand at a breathtaking rate. Along with this comes the demand for greater protection of the intangibles which fall into the category of intellectual property.