Law, knowledge, culture : the production of indigenous knowledge in intellectual property law / Jane E. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Jane E. (Jane Elizabeth), 1975-

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.

Indigenous peoples.

Intellectual property.

Indigenous art.

Cultural property--Protection--Law and legislation.

Cultural property.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The challenge of how to prevent the unauthorized use of indigenous knowledge has become a problem perceived to be best solved by and managed through an intellectual property regime. This book offers a socio-legal study of the emergence of indigenous interests in intellectual property law.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Cases; Introduction; PART I Law; Introduction; 1. The cultural life of law; 2. The making of intellectual property law; 3. Copyright and the categories of identification; PART II Knowledge; Introduction; 4. Aboriginal art and the economic currency of law; 5. Study of the bureaucratic agenda; 6. A tale of two cases; 7. The politics of law; PART III Culture; Introduction; 8. Globalising indigenous rights in intellectual property; 9. The culture concept; 10. Community and culture/community claims; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references, bibliography (p. 226-247), and index.

ISBN:

1-282-23880-9

9786612238802

1-84844-719-1

OCLC:

434378986