The Friendly Troll
The Friendly Troll is a podcast with observations of the global tech industry from the perspective of the Global South. Our trolling is meant to enlighten listeners and explore interesting topics from a new point of view. The podcast is produced by CIPIT, the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law, at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Friendly Troll
Student Ventilators: Innovation during a global pandemic
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This week's episode tackles the question of Intellectual Property Rights for Ventilators developed by a group of students in Kenya, answering the question of how their rights, if any, can be secured.
Links from the show
MIT's E-Vent program: https://e-vent.mit.edu/
Editing done on Audacity
Music credits: Prelude in C (BWV 846) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4237-prelude-in-c-bwv-846-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
For the IP Policy of Kenyatta University, see: http://www.ku.ac.ke/ipru/downloads
Note that Students are classified similarly to Employees.