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Gandhiji's Exclusivity and Intellectual Property

Gandhiji’s views on Exclusivity and Intellectual Property

Mahatma Gandhi's views on exclusivity over intellectual creations are fraught with uncertainty, and merely a matter of one's understanding, probably influenced by individual biases, opinions and inclinations. Scholars have over the years used the ambiguities in Gandhiji's views to arrive at inferences and conclusions that further their own understandings, philosophical underpinnings and ends. It is difficult to clearly state what Mahatma Gandhi's stand was with respect to intellectual property, and easy to opine that his stand on the subject is…

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