01316nam a2200157   4500000000100000008004100001260002800042653003500070653004000105653003900145100001600184700001600200245008800216520083600304020001801140                                       d  bEdward Elgar Publishing10aDigital technology (ICH\_1438)10aInformation technology (THE\_13793)10aIntellectual property (THE\_12504)1 aC.b. Graber1 aM.b. Nenova00aIntellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions in a digital environment3 aIn the face of increasing globalisation, and a collision between global communication systems and local traditions, this book offers innovative trans-disciplinary analyses of the value of traditional cultural expressions (TCE) and suggests appropriate protection mechanisms for them. It combines approaches from history, philosophy, anthropology, sociology and law, and charts previously untravelled paths for developing new policy tools and legal designs that go beyond conventional copyright models. Its authors extend their reflections to a consideration of the specific features of the digital environment, which, despite enhancing the risks of misappropriation of traditional knowledge and creativity, may equally offer new opportunities for revitalising indigenous peoples’ values and provide for the sustainability of TCE.  a1-84720-921-1