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    Intellectual property and the safeguarding of traditional cultures : legal issues and practical options for museums, libraries and archives / written for the World Intellectual Property Organization by Molly Torsen and Jane Anderson.

    • Title:Intellectual property and the safeguarding of traditional cultures : legal issues and practical options for museums, libraries and archives / written for the World Intellectual Property Organization by Molly Torsen and Jane Anderson.
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    • Author/Creator:Torsen, Molly.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Anderson, Jane E. (Jane Elizabeth), 1975-
      World Intellectual Property Organization.
    • Published/Created:[Geneva] : World Intellectual Property Organization, ©2010.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Intellectual property--Protection.
      Cultural property--Protection.
      Cultural policy--Legal status, laws, etc.
      Museums--Law and legislation.
      Library legislation.
      Archives--Law and legislation.
    • Description:122 pages ; 30 cm.
    • Series:WIPO publication ; no. 1023.
    • Summary:"... Cultural institutions seek more direct and instrumental relationships with communities actively engaging with the expertise of tradition bearers to foster new cross cultural partnerships to enrich cultural work. Many museums, libraries and archives, and their professional associations, have established exemplary practices and protocols to deal with IP issues. It is within this complex and sensitive context that this publication was prepared, in the framework of the WIPO Creative Heritage Project. The publication presents an analysis of the legal questions and offers examples of institutional and community experiences in the development of good practices ..." -- p. 2.
    • Notes:"December 2010."
      Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-118) and index.
    • ISBN:9789280520163
      9280520164
    • Contents:An illustration : the Djalambu (hollow log) ceremony
      What is the issue?
      Building and strengthening relationships between cultural institutions and indigenous peoples and traditional communities
      Exploring the intellectual property dimension
      IP and TCEs : the work of the World Intellectual Property Organization
      The objectives and nature of this publication
      Objects of protection : what does copyright protect and what does it not?
      Authorship
      Duration of protection
      Economic and moral rights
      Exceptions and limitations
      Ownership, transfers and licensing of copyright
      Related rights
      The internet and digitization
      Collective management
      Trademarks
      Geographical indications
      Domain names
      Risk management strategies
      Dispute resolution
      Good practices from cultural institutions : research ethics and collection policy
      Good practices for digital archives : protocols
      Good practices from indigenous peoples and traditional communities : codes of conduct and protocols for behavior
      Examples of current practices by cultural institutions : frameworks, protocols, guidelines and agreements
      Standard agreements, consent forms, licenses and undertakings.
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