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Graber, Beat Christoph; Burri-Nenova, Mira --- "Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions in a Digital Environment" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2008) [2008] ELECD 317

Editor(s): Graber, Beat Christoph; Burri-Nenova, Mira

Title: Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions in a Digital Environment

Topics: Human Rights; Intellectual Property Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 30 September 2008

Number of pages: 352

ISBN (hard cover): 9781847209214

EISBN: 9781848443914

Abstract/Description:

In the face of increasing globalisation, and a collision between global communication systems and local traditions, this book offers innovative trans-disciplinary analyses of the value of traditional cultural expressions (TCE) and suggests appropriate protection mechanisms for them. It combines approaches from history, philosophy, anthropology, sociology and law, and charts previously untravelled paths for developing new policy tools and legal designs that go beyond conventional copyright models. Its authors extend their reflections to a consideration of the specific features of the digital environment, which, despite enhancing the risks of misappropriation of traditional knowledge and creativity, may equally offer new opportunities for revitalising indigenous peoples’ values and provide for the sustainability of TCE.

This book will appeal to scholars interested in multidisciplinary analyses of the fragmentation of international law in the field of intellectual property and traditional cultural expressions. It will also be valuable reading for those working on broader governance and human rights issues.