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Thursday, October 26, 2006

Starbucks, the coffee beans and the copyright row that cost Ethiopia £47m (The Guardian, 26 Oct 2006, Page 1)

Starbucks, the coffee beans and the copyright row that cost Ethiopia 47m

Ashley Seager

The Guardian

26 Oct 2006



Starbucks, the giant US coffee chain, has used its muscle to block an attempt by Ethiopia’s farmers to copyright their most famous coffee bean types, denying them potential earnings of up to 47m a year, said Oxfam. The development agency said the... read more...

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