Guidelines for Respecting Cultural Knowledge | Alaska Native Knowledge Network. WIPO TK Committee Chair Adjourns Session Abruptly, Demands Clear Positions. The World Intellectual Property Organization meeting on traditional knowledge and folklore meeting this week was abruptly adjourned by the chair this afternoon, to reconvene tomorrow morning, with a head-on challenge to governments. Jamaican Ambassador Wayne McCook, chair of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC), suspended the plenary session after a delegation mentioned that it was not ready to support a binding international instrument for the protection of traditional knowledge and folklore. The IGC has been trying for the last 14 years to find an agreement on ways to protect genetic resources, traditional knowledge (TK) and traditional cultural expressions (TCEs).
The afternoon session was an opportunity for delegations to present their views on cross-cutting issues between the draft articles addressing the protection of TK and TCEs. “We need to be very clear on what we can or cannot do,” he emphasised. WIPO In Marathon Two Weeks To Advance On Protection Of TK And Folklore. World Intellectual Property Organization members today launched a marathon meeting to advance work on a potential legal instrument to protect traditional knowledge and folklore from misappropriation and exploitation. The committee, which has been convening for well over 10 years, is hoping to finalise texts over the next two weeks. Proponents of strong binding protection are hoping for the convening of a high-level meeting (a diplomatic conference) in 2015, but some countries are reluctant to commit to such a date.
The 27th session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) is taking place from 24 March to 4 April. This extended session covers two of the three topics of the committee: traditional knowledge (TK) and traditional cultural expressions (TCEs, or folklore). Gurry remarked on the leadership of IGC Chair Amb. “This is a negotiation,” he said. Cross-Cutting Issues “(1) the meaning of “traditional”;
Indigenous Peoples Present Their Perspectives On Traditional Knowledge At WIPO. Representatives of indigenous peoples opened a key meeting at the World Intellectual Property Organization with a discussion of the definition of traditional knowledge (TK), the presence of TK in the public domain, and respect for indigenous peoples’ rights under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The panel of speakers formed part of the 27th session Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC), taking place from 24 March – 4 April. The theme of this year’s panel is: “Intellectual property, Traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions: Indigenous Peoples’ ‘right to maintain, control, protect and develop their intellectual property’ under Article 31 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” [pdf] (UNDRIP).
“If we were to put it into a box we wouldn’t be opening it up to full protection,” she said. Questions from Member States. Guidelines for Respecting Cultural Knowledge | Alaska Native Knowledge Network. Final Traditional Cultural Expressions Task Force Report. CRRTL Family Engagement Handout. Research Students - School of Information Management - Victoria University of Wellington. On this page you can learn more about our multi-cultural cohort of research students who are completing degrees via thesis or dissertation, such as the PhD, Master of Commerce by thesis, and Master of Arts by thesis. You can also read about our recent graduates. Lakshila Abeysekara Business Value of ICTs for Small Tourism Enterprises: The case of Sri Lanka Researchers and practitioners believe that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) create business value in organizations.
However in practice organizations struggle to demonstrate the benefits of ICTs. The tourism industry is information intensive and the use of ICTs in tourism has become so widespread it is almost obligatory. In order to fulfil this goal, exploratory multiple case study research will be conducted using STEs from Sri Lanka. Please contact me to discuss any aspects of this research at Lakshila.abeysekara@vuw.ac.nz Supervisors: Dr Janet Toland and Dr Christian Schott Back to top ^ Balsam Al-Dabbagh Jamal Al Salmi. Traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions protections: prospects in Cameroon context? This paper is located within global debates about intellectual property.
International agencies, mindful that third world/developing world resources are being appropriated by global corporate bodies, seek to intervene to protect countries that are unable to fend off the often subtle alienation of their national and natural assets. In this context, the cultural and intellectual resources of countries, peoples, communities and other collectives have become the subject of policy regulation. This paper focuses on policies developed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). WIPO attempts to protect Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCEs) (folklore) against misappropriation and misuse. In this paper, the question asked is whether it is possible or desirable to protect all types of TK and TCEs that are constituent elements of indigenous knowledge and uses the case of Cameroon to provide examples to assist with answering these questions.
Legal challenges for Maasai intellectual property rights | Shomo News. Austin Sekeyian This is a response to the recent issue on who should own the Maasai brand as widely covered in the media in May 2013. There are a series of challenges to the exploration of the Maasai intellectual property rights in Kenya. One is the fact that Kenya is a signatory of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) thus through Acts of Parliament protects Patents, Copyrights, Trade Marks, and Traditional Knowledge (TK). The only known protection of Maasai Intellectual rights has been done by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)) in partnership with the American Folklife Centre at the Library of Congress and the Centre for Documentary Studies at Duke University. This is done through documentation of the community’s traditions of the Laikipia Maasai.
The rights will help the community archive its heritage, and safeguard their interest in authorising use of their recordings by third parties. All is not lost though. IGC-TCEs-Rev-1-16-July-2013.pdf. Librarians and Traditional Cultural Expressions. [Update: a revised version of this post was published as "Librarians and Traditional Cultural Expressions. " Journal of Religious & Theological Information 9 (2010), 47-54. In the context of a project I'm working on about libraries and Enlightenment, I was asked what I thought about "Librarianship and Traditional Cultural Expressions: Nurturing Understanding and Respect. " (The latest draft I could find is here.) I'd read a little about it, but my only impression was that most of it seemed fine while some of it seemed to conflict with academic and library values.
In a general sense, this seems a reasonable and ethical position, and upon further analysis, I realized I supported many of the document's claims, but not at all for the reasons given by the document. Philosophical Objections Librarians can object to bits and pieces of this document, and those are the bits and pieces which should be revised. Librarian Objections We could take them in turn. This is also why we might return items. IP and Museums, Libraries and Archives. Best content in TCE / TK Resources and Links. Traditional Knowledge - Evolving Atitudes - Traditional Knowledge - Evolving Atitudes.pdf.
Securing Traditional Heritage – Welcomed on International Arena | IP & Business Magazine. In 2000, WIPO General Assembly established the Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) as a forum for discussion of intellectual property issues in relation to access to benefit sharing, protection of traditional knowledge, expressions of folklore and Genetic Resources. It acts as an international forum for policy debate, development of legal mechanisms and for creating practical tools for protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions against misappropriation and misuse. Human communities have always generated, refined and passed on knowledge from generation to generation which forms a part of Traditional Knowledge (TK).
The IPR’s related to traditional heritages are not recognized as a separate Intellectual form of property right therefore one has to resort to other forms of IP to protect it. TK holders face many difficulties in some cases where the very survival of knowledge and cultural community is under threat. Microsoft PowerPoint - Presentation to IP AFRICA FORUM 27 FEBRUARY 2013.pptx - challenges_of_ip.pdf. _pub_933.pdf.
Traditional Cultural Expressions. Traditional cultural expressions (TCEs), also called "expressions of folklore", may include music, dance, art, designs, names, signs and symbols, performances, ceremonies, architectural forms, handicrafts and narratives, or many other artistic or cultural expressions. Traditional cultural expressions: May be considered as the forms in which traditional culture is expressed; Form part of the identity and heritage of a traditional or indigenous community; Are passed down from generation to generation. TCEs are integral to the cultural and social identities of indigenous and local communities, they embody know-how and skills, and they transmit core values and beliefs.
Their protection is related to the promotion of creativity, enhanced cultural diversity and the preservation of cultural heritage. For many communities, TCEs, traditional knowledge and associated genetic resources form part of a single integrated heritage. UNESCO-WIPO Model Provisions for National Laws. Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge. IP-Watch Summer Interns IP-Watch interns talk about their Geneva experience in summer 2013. 2:42. Submit ideas to info [at] ip-watch [dot] ch! We welcome your participation in article and blog comment threads, and other discussion forums, where we encourage you to analyse and react to the content available on the Intellectual Property Watch website. By participating in discussions or reader forums, or by submitting opinion pieces or comments to articles, blogs, reviews or multimedia features, you are consenting to these rules. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Ten Questions About Internet Governance On April 23 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the “Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance,” also known as “NETmundial” in an allusion to the global football event that will occur later in that country, will be convened. For IPW Subscribers A directory of IP delegates in Geneva. A guide to Geneva-based public health and intellectual property organisations. Monthly Reporter. Perplexed About International Policy On GR, TK and TCEs? Here’s A Book. IP-Watch Summer Interns IP-Watch interns talk about their Geneva experience in summer 2013. 2:42. Submit ideas to info [at] ip-watch [dot] ch! We welcome your participation in article and blog comment threads, and other discussion forums, where we encourage you to analyse and react to the content available on the Intellectual Property Watch website. By participating in discussions or reader forums, or by submitting opinion pieces or comments to articles, blogs, reviews or multimedia features, you are consenting to these rules. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Ten Questions About Internet Governance On April 23 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the “Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance,” also known as “NETmundial” in an allusion to the global football event that will occur later in that country, will be convened. For IPW Subscribers A directory of IP delegates in Geneva. A guide to Geneva-based public health and intellectual property organisations. Monthly Reporter. First Peoples: Blog » Blog Archive » Researching and Archiving with Respect. Throughout the first two years of our initiative, many topics have generated important buzz at the scholarly conferences we have attended. But one stands out for its presence across disciplines: ethical approaches to research and archiving with Indigenous communities. Maori scholar Linda Tuhiwai Smith delivering a keynote address at Trent University in 2010.
This trend has been gaining momentum for more than a decade.The 1999 publication of Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s book Decolonizing Research Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples (Zed Books) has deeply impacted the ways Native and non-Native researchers conduct their work with Indigenous communities in fields ranging from anthropology to geography, American studies to history, archiving to education. The discourse around the topic of research with and by Indigenous peoples is on-going. Karen J. Additionally some scholarly organizations have come out with statements defining within their field ethical research. Standards Portal. Protocols for Native American Archival Materials. “. . . it takes human connections to make positive changes happen.”
Sven Haakanson, Jr. (Alutiiq-Sugpiaq) Sherelyn Ogden. Caring for American Indian Objects: A Practical and Cultural Guide (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2004): 15. Native American communities are sovereign governments. This unique status and associated rights recognized by federal and state law impact the hundreds of organizations in the United States which hold archival collections documenting Native American lifeways. In April 2006 a group of nineteen Native American and non-Native American archivists, librarians, museum curators, historians, and anthropologists gathered at Northern Arizona University Cline Library in Flagstaff, Arizona.
The contributors encourage you to explore, comment upon, and adopt the best practices which can be accomplished by your institution or community. Microsoft Word - 0208-NativeAmProtocols-IIIA.doc - 0208-nativeamprotocols-iiia.pdf. Research with Respect: Ethical Approaches to Native American Cultural Research and Archival Practices | School of Information Resources & Library Science. Or watch the streaming clips below. Tuesday, November 2, 2010 1:30 – 4:30 pm University of Arizona Special CollectionsConference Room Presentations ~ Abstracts & Presenter Bios Research with Respect ~ Introduction by Sandy Littletree from Knowledge River on Vimeo. 1:40 - 2:00 pm Repatriation of Cultural Property by Susan Barrett Susan Barrett is pursuing a Master of Arts in information resources and library science, in the School of Information Resources and Library Science at the University of Arizona.
She currently works in online content development as a writer and editor, and is an intern with the Child Drama Collection at ASU Libraries Special Collections. Research with Respect ~ Susan Barrett from Knowledge River on Vimeo. 2:00 - 2:25 pm Protocols for Native American Archival Materials Project by Karen J. Karen J. Research with Respect ~ Karen Underhill from Knowledge River on Vimeo. The transformation from activist to researcher for a budding scholar is a demanding undertaking. Traditional Cultural Expression and Libraries. This is a summary of some of the issues ALA’s Office for Information Technology Policy has been focused on at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) through the Library Copyright Alliance (ALA-Washington Office, ARL, and ACRL). The second area described discusses a proposed treaty for traditional cultural expressions. Read the full report here (pdf). The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) released comments on the latest version of a draft treaty on traditional cultural expressions (TCE), a legal instrument that seeks to protect and manage folklore and other cultural expression by Western copyright laws.
The LCA finds the categorization of traditional cultural expressions overly broad, protecting works that are currently in the public domain including mythology, the Old and New Testament, legends, and works that have typically never been protected by copyright law such as words, games, and sports. Tce.pdf. Letter to ALA Concerning TCE Statement. Old knowledge and new science: using traditional knowledge in CGIAR research. Key protocols. New publication offers view into Diné way of life. Perplexed About International Policy On GR, TK and TCEs? Here’s A Book.