Because I do like Starbucks and know each argument has two sides, I offer some news articles on the Starbucks/Ethiopia/copyright issue that provide the explanation that the National Coffee Association asked Starbucks not to grant Ethiopia's request to maintain the copyright to their coffee names for fear that granting them copyright would actually decrease the Ethiopians' income by lowering the demand (however, Starbucks's vice president is also chair of the National Coffee Association).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6086330.stm
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/290968_sbuxoxfam03.html
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=14209
From Starbucks:
http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/pressdesc.asp?id=713
I'm still going to side with the farmers on this one. Give them a chance to try it their way. I'm not sure if the NCA argument floats....
But despite all of the business books I've edited, I really don't know how it works (and I'm really okay with this), so here's your chance to decide for yourself.
Or you can just do as I say.
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