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8
ETHICS OF COLLABORATION
RICHARD J. MCGOWAN , MATTHEW K. MCGOWAN , AND
GARRETT J. MCGOWAN
8.1
Introduction 121
8.2
Teamwork, Cooperation, and Collaboration 122
8.3
The Ideal Collaborator 124
8.4
Information Technology Issues 128
8.4.1
Privacy 128
8.4.2
Accessibility 128
8.4.3
Accuracy 128
8.4.4
Property 129
8.4.4.1
Case Study: GlaxoSmithKline and AZT
Intellectual Property Rights 129
8.5
Conclusions 129
References 130
8.1
INTRODUCTION
Perhaps a chapter on the ethics of collaboration ought to begin with a remark
attributed to Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientists who ever lived: “If I
have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Newton realized
that much of his success was owed to the work of scientists who came before
him. He understood that success in scientifi c investigation depended on the
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