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Beyond intellectual property : toward traditional resource rights for indigenous peoples and local communities /

The concept of traditional resource rights (TRR) reflects the necessity of rethinking the limited and limiting concept of intellectual property rights (IPR). The TRR concept can accommodate a wide range of relevant international agreements as a basis for a sui-generis system of protection for indige...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Posey, Darrell Addison, 1947- (Autor), Dutfield, Graham (Autor)
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa, ON, Canada : International Development Research Centre, [1996]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ch. 1. Who visits communities, what are they seeking, and why?
  • ch. 2. What happens to traditional knowledge and resources?
  • ch. 3. Who benefits from traditional resources?
  • ch. 4. Will the community be informed?
  • ch. 5. What right do communities have to say "yes" or "no" to commercialization?
  • ch. 6. How can a community take legal action?
  • ch. 7. What are contracts and covenants?
  • ch. 8. Are intellectual property rights useful?
  • ch. 10. Are legally binding international agreements useful?
  • ch. 11. How can communities use "soft law" and nonbinding international agreements?
  • ch. 12. Are nongovernmental, nonlegal instruments useful?
  • ch. 13. Why are funds and funding guidelines important?
  • ch. 14. What creative strategies and unique solutions have been developed?
  • ch. 15. Toward protection, compensation, and community development.