Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions in a Digital Environment. Preface

Burri, Mira; Graber, Christoph Beat (2008). Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions in a Digital Environment. Preface. In: Burri, Mira; Graber, Christoph Beat (eds.) Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions in a Digital Environment. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing

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In the face of increasing globalisation, there is a pressing need for innovative trans-disciplinary analyses of the value of traditional cultural expressions (TCE) that also suggest appropriate protection mechanisms for them. The book to which this preface belongs 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. It reflects also upon the specific features of the digital environment, which, despite enhancing the risks of misappropriation of traditional knowledge and creativity, may equally offer some opportunities for revitalising indigenous peoples' values and provide for the sustainability of TCE.

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