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Recently, a relatively new member of Ecademy, one of the online communities I participate in regularly, posted an article from my About.com site in his blog without a link and proper attribution. I don't believe that he was trying to claim authorship or doing anything m
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
alicious, but he caught some pretty heavy flak about it from other members. What he did was "wrong", but unfortunately all too common, not because people are willfully stealing intellectual property, but because they don't know any better.
That may seem shocking to thos
That may seem shocking to thos
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
e of you who know (or think you know) the proper care and handling of copyrighted material, but in some discussions about the topic on a couple of forums, I learned that a common sentiment about articles on the Internet was, "Spreading the articles around just helps prom
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
ote the author. Why wouldn't someone want their articles posted in discussion forums and blogs, assuming proper credit is given? It's doing them a service."
That may or may not be true, depending on what the author's business model is. Ultimately, though, how yo
That may or may not be true, depending on what the author's business model is. Ultimately, though, how yo
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
can use someone else's writings is not your decision, it's the author's. Here are a few basic concepts and some resources to help you stay within the law, as well as build respectful relationships with the people whose content you find so valuable:
Blogs posts are c
Blogs posts are c
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
opyrighted by default. The #1 rule to remember is that, by default, posts to a blog (or to a discussion forum, for that matter) are copyrighted material, and the author owns the copyright. Just because it's "public" doesn't mean it's "public domain". That means th
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
at it is subject to all the restrictions on copyrighted work, i.e., it can't be freely copied and used even with proper credit without either a) the permission of the author or b) within the context of "fair use". The owners of the site, e.g., Ecademy, may also h
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
ave rights to use it as part of the user agreement, but no one else does.
Fair use is a concept that allows limited use of copyrighted material, generally for the purposes of criticism, education, satire, etc. And no the "education" umbrella doesn't allow you to
Fair use is a concept that allows limited use of copyrighted material, generally for the purposes of criticism, education, satire, etc. And no the "education" umbrella doesn't allow you to
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
use works in their entirety. There are no hard-and-fast guidelines as to where the line is drawn, but using a work in its entirety is never allowed, whether it's a four-line poem or a four-page article. Similarly, an entire chapter from a book would also be a copyright
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
violation. You can use excerpts, but not "complete" anythings: chapters, articles, posts, poems, etc. You can see a quick summary of "fair use" at the U.S. Government Copyright Office or get more in-d
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
epth information at the Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center. The Electronic Frontier Foundation provides some great legal resources for bloggers, including ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
-ip.php">Bloggers' FAQ - Intellectual Property.
There are exceptions. Sometimes, bloggers or article writers make things available for use in their entirety. This may be done through an express permission statement in the byline of the article or on the blog
There are exceptions. Sometimes, bloggers or article writers make things available for use in their entirety. This may be done through an express permission statement in the byline of the article or on the blog
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
ite's footer, something to the effect of "This article may be reproduced in its entirety so long as this resource block is kept intact and included in the article." Many people now use a Creative Commons license
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
of some type to permit broader use than allowed by copyright, but still under the control of the creator.
Don't make assumptions. You can't assume that you know what the allowable use is of a particular post or article. For example, the content I post on my About
Don't make assumptions. You can't assume that you know what the allowable use is of a particular post or article. For example, the content I post on my About
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
Entrepreneurs site is all copyrighted and may not be reposted without permission. On the other hand, what my coauthor and I post on TheVirtualHandshake.com, the companion site for our book, is under a Creative Commons license and can be freely reposted with proper attri
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
bution and a link. Why the difference, you ask? Simple economics. On About.com, the revenue model is advertising-based, and I get paid based upon page views. Post the content elsewhere and I don't get paid on it, at all. On TheVirtualHandshake.com, it's all about positio
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
ing ourselves and promoting the book. Post the content wherever you want -- if it's any good, it eventually drives people back to us for the book and maybe more.
Proper respect for intellectual property = good networking. Good networking means learning about othe
Proper respect for intellectual property = good networking. Good networking means learning about othe
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
r people's business. For those of us who write professionally, our content is our product. Learning about our business means learning how to properly refer people to us, just as it would for anyone else. The simplest solution is to always use an excerpt and a link
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
, never content in its entirety. That will pretty much always constitute fair use, and will always be appreciated by the content creator.
This is not the first time this has happened to me, as you might imagine. I always approach it as a networker, not a litigant. "Are
This is not the first time this has happened to me, as you might imagine. I always approach it as a networker, not a litigant. "Are
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
you aware that this is copyrighted material and may not be re-posted in its entirety, even with proper attribution? I'd be happy for you to use a short excerpt and a link. Please edit it as soon as possible and inform me when you have made the correction."
Think win-win
Think win-win
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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