Intellectual property and traditional cultural expression / Daphne Zografos.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Zografos, Daphne.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual property.

Cultural property--Protection--Law and legislation.

Cultural property.

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.

Indigenous peoples.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the different methods that have been proposed to protect traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) by using intellectual property rights. ""Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expression"" examines the possibility of protecting TCEs with copyright laws on the one hand, and 'origin related' intellectual property rights, such as trademarks, certification marks, geographical indications and laws against misrepresentation on the other. In particular, it examines which rights are conceptually best suited for the protection of TCEs, and appear more

Contents:

The protection of traditional cultural expressions with copyright

The protection of traditional cultural expressions with trade marks

The protection of traditional cultural expressions with certification marks and collective marks

Fair trade labelling

The protection of traditional cultural expressions with geographical indications

The protection of traditional cultural expressions with passing off and laws against misrepresentation.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

"My PhD thesis on Origin Related Intellectual Property Rights as Best Policy Option for the Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions is at the origin of this book."--Acknowledgements.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-234) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-90845-6

9786612908453

1-84980-633-0

OCLC:

692157026