Professor Peter Drahos is an Australian academic and researcher specializing in the areas of

intellectual property Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, co ...

and global business regulation amongst others. He is the Director of the Centre for Governance of Knowledge and Development and was formerly the Head of Program of the Regulatory Institutions Network at the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies an ...

. He has served in an advisory capacity to various governments and international organisations on intellectual property issues and holds a Chair in Intellectual Property at the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degr ...

. He is also a member of the Australian Bar. He was a 2004 recipient, along with John Braithwaite, of the

University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one ...

Grawemeyer Award The Grawemeyer Awards () are five awards given annually by the University of Louisville. The prizes are presented to individuals in the fields of education, ideas improving world order, music composition, religion, and psychology. The religion awa ...

for Ideas Improving World Order.

Selected publications

Books

*''Information Feudalism: Who Controls the Knowledge Economy?'' (with John Braithwaite), The New Press, 2002 *''Global Intellectual Property Rights: Knowledge, Access and Development'', (with Ruth Mayne), Macmillan, 2002 *''Global Business Regulation, (with John Braithwaite)'', Cambridge University Press, 2000, received the 2004 University of Louisville

for Ideas Improving World Order. *''A Philosophy of Intellectual Property'', Dartmouth, 1996. (Translated int
Persian
Japanese, Spanish and Chinese)

Articles

Time for a Treaty? 2005Thinking Strategically about Intellectual Property Rights 1997Four Lessons for Developing Countries from the Trade Negotiations over Access to Medicine 2007

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Drahos, Peter Living people Copyright activists Access to Knowledge activists Year of birth missing (living people)