OCTOBER 2001
News focus: Culture clash
Established ideas about IP protection do not find room for traditional knowledge. Now some communities are agitating to protect their culture. Ingrid Hering reports
Traditional knowledge by its very nature is in the public
domain. It is a product of what a community or group has amassed
and is continually changing. Established concepts of intellectual
property rights, which are grounded in individualism and notions of
exclusivity and control, therefore challenge its protection and
exploitation.
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