India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) which has a database containing formatted information on more than 2 million medicinal formulations is proving a powerful weapon in the country’s fight against erroneous patents. Discuss the pros and cons of making this database publicly available under open-source licensing. (250 Words 15 Marks)
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India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) which has a database containing formatted information on more than 2 million medicinal formulations is proving a powerful weapon in the country’s fight against erroneous patents. Discuss the pros and cons of making this database publicly available under open-source licensing. (250 Words 15 Marks)

India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) stands as a beacon of indigenous wisdom, housing a vast repository of over 2 million meticulously formatted medicinal formulations.