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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141988503321

Titolo

Indigenous people's innovation : intellectual property pathways to development / / edited by Peter Drahos and Susy Frankel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra, Australia : , : ANU E Press, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-921862-78-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiv, 252 pages) : colour illustrations, maps

Collana

Open Access e-Books

Knowledge Unlatched

Disciplina

306.42

Soggetti

Ethnoscience

Traditional ecological knowledge

Indigenous peoples - Legal status, laws, etc

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Indigenous Innovation: New Dialogues, New Pathways -- 1. Indigenous Peoples' Innovation and Intellectual Property: The Issues -- 2. Ancient but New: Developing Locally Driven Enterprises Based on Traditional Medicines in Kuuku I'yu Northern Kaanju Homelands, Cape York, Queensland, Australia -- 3. 'It would be good to know where our food goes': Information Equals Power? -- 4. Biopiracy and the Innovations of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities --

5. Indigenous Cultural Heritage and Fair Trade: Voluntary Certification Standards in the Light of WIPO and WTO Law and Policy-making -- 6. Traditional Innovation and the Ongoing Debate on the Protection of Geographical Indications -- 7. The Branding of Traditional Cultural Expressions: To Whose Benefit? -- 8. The Pacific Solution: The European Union's Intellectual Property Rights Activism in Australia's and New Zealand's Sphere of Influence -- 9. Do You Want it Gift Wrapped?: Protecting Traditional Knowledge in the Pacific Island Countries.

Sommario/riassunto

Traditional knowledge systems are also innovation systems. This book analyses the relationship between intellectual property and indigenous innovation. The contributors come from different disciplinary



backgrounds including law, ethnobotany and science.