Talk:The Globalization of Intellectual Property Rights

What does the article (or section) do well? What changes would you suggest overall? What is the most important thing that the author could do to improve his/her contribution? Did you glean anything from your classmate's work that could be applicable to your own? If so, let him/her know!

1. It is organized in a cohesive way. It also notes the criticisms of the TRIPS agreement which keeps it neutral and realistic.

2. I suggest adding hyperlinks to other Wikipedia articles for terms that the reader may be unfamiliar with. For example, adding a link to the World Trade Organization, HIV (we are all familiar with it, of course, but if the reader wants additional background on it), and the idea of intellectual property.

3. Maybe add an introductory section before Section 1.1 that would fall under "The Globalization of Intellectual Property Rights" that delves into the idea of intellectual property generally and how it has become more pertinent and important over time. The first part of Section 1.1 could be moved to the introduction section because it is less specific.

4. Seeing how you made it a priority to mention criticisms has made me realize that I should do this with my article because I don't really comment on criticisms.

Miacrutcher (talk) 06:39, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

1. What does the article (or section) do well? You share a lot of interesting examples! These examples help tie everything together really nicely. For example, when you discuss medicine in South Africa before 1997 and how this led the Medicines and Related Substances Control Amendment Act. This made the TRIPS Effects on HIV/AIDS in Africa section easy to follow.

2. What changes would you suggest overall? Make sure that you cite all of your information! For instance, you go into a lot of detail in the Hoodia cactus case in the Cultural Effects section of your article, but the example isn’t cited or linked throughout the entire paragraph.

3. What is the most important thing that the author could do to improve his/her contribution? When you create your introduction paragraph, I would recommend defining words like “globalization” and “intellectual property rights,” in order for the reader to gain an understanding early on and easily.

4. Did you learn anything from your classmate's work that could be applicable to your own? If so, let him/her know! I think you showed the power examples have when discussing a topic. Your examples tie in directly to your article, which is super helpful for the reader, and something I hope to recreate in my article. MadsL427 (talk) 23:33, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

Hi Lauren, good start here! Since the focus is primarily on the TRIPS Agreement, I wonder if it would be a good idea to have that in the title? Also, the cultural effects section is a little murky right now--it could be helpful to break that up into smaller subsections, each with a discrete focus. Happy to discuss further, let me know! Amyc29 (talk) 17:19, 28 July 2020 (UTC)