Covers in Q46 (2015)

With “Covers”, Pierre Mertens examines the tension between property law and individual freedom to build on the oeuvre and the knowledge of others. Where does plagiarism begin and end? He also questions the use of patents in medicine and scientific research. To what extent is this all about protecting power, money, the establishment and not about the care and needs of the vulnerable individual. (photos by Gert Winckelmans)