Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Intellectual Property in the Twenty-first Century

by Mazonde, Isaac Ncube; Thomas, Pradip

• ISBN13: 9782869781948
• ISBN10: 2869781946
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-29
• Publisher: West African Book Pub Ltd

Summary

This volume discusses a number of issues on the contested nature of intellectual property rights (IPR) and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in the context of Southern Africa. The issues addressed include the protection of folklore, IKS in a digital era, the valuation and safeguard of heritage sites, the need for appropriate IKS legislation, community based control of natural resources and the role played by traditional music in the maintenance of community. It is this extensive exploration of IKS from the vantage points of communication and culture, and explored in terms of policy, cultural survival, international as well as intra-national politics, economics, philosophy and ethics that makes this empirical grounded collection of papers unique, a distinctive contribution to the literature and 'cause' of IKS. The specific IKS-related issues raised and dealt with in this volume are generic in the sense that the very same issues are being contested in different parts of the world. In this respect, this book highlights the particular as a means of comprehending the universal.

Table of Contents

Contesting Space and Time: Intellectual Property Rights and the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Research - A Challenge	p. 3
Intellectual Property Challenges in Africa: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Fate of Connected Worlds	p. 12
Intellectual Property Law and the Protection of Indigenous Knowledge	p. 26
Protecting Folklore Under Modern Intellectual Property Regimes: Limitations and Alternative Regimes for Protection	p. 48
Copyright in the Digital Era and Some Implications for Indigenous Knowledge	p. 66
The Gods Are Resting There: Challenges to the Protection of Heritage Sites through Legislation and Local Knowledge	p. 78
Development of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Policy and Legislation in South Africa: Intellectual Property Implications for Knowledge Holders and Practitioners	p. 95
Intellectual Property Rights and Natural Resources: A Case Study of Harvesters of Medicinal Plants in the North-West Province, South Africa	p. 104
Protection and Promotion of Local Music: A Talent that Educates, Entertains and Binds	p. 115
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