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IP & Traditional Cultural Expressions: An Unnatural Alliance?

By Intellectual Property Watch

Incorporating traditional cultural expressions into an intellectual property system will be an uphill battle, warned a panellist at a recent side event at the World Intellectual Property Organization. But, argued another, it could be one of the best ways for indigenous communities to benefit from their knowledge.

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Full post as published by Intellectual Property Watch on January 05, 2011 (boomark / email).