Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions in a Digital Environment

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS IN A DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT, Christoph Beat Graber, Mira Burri Nenova, eds., Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2008

13 Pages Posted: 7 Nov 2008 Last revised: 28 Mar 2017

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Christoph B. Graber

University of Zurich, Faculty of Law

Mira Burri

University of Lucerne

Date Written: November 5, 2008

Abstract

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.

Suggested Citation

Graber, Christoph B. and Burri, Mira, Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions in a Digital Environment (November 5, 2008). INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS IN A DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT, Christoph Beat Graber, Mira Burri Nenova, eds., Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1295950

Christoph B. Graber

University of Zurich, Faculty of Law ( email )

Treichlerstrasse 10
Zurich, 8032
Switzerland

HOME PAGE: http://www.ius.uzh.ch/en/staff/professorships/alphabetical/graber/person.html

Mira Burri (Contact Author)

University of Lucerne ( email )

Frohburgstrasse 3
PO Box 4466
Lucerne, 6002
Switzerland

HOME PAGE: http://www.unilu.ch/mira-burri

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