Publication: Cultural Heritage and Collective Intellectual Property Rights
Date
2006-08
ISSN
Published
2006-08
Author(s)
Santilli, Juliana
Abstract
The inventive and creative processes of
communities are often collective and the use of information,
ideas and resources generated on the basis of such
collective processes are broadly shared. Therefore, the
concept of property rights belonging to one or more
identifiable individuals is alien and contrary to the values
and concepts of such societies and its adoption could foster
a dissociation of knowledge from the context in which it is
produced and shared. A legal regime for 'collective
intellectual property rights' would avoid these
difficulties. The Brazilian Federal Constitution made great
progress in the protection of cultural heritage by
announcing a modern inclusive and democratic legal concept.
The text clearly extends the notion of cultural heritage,
appreciates cultural pluralism and demonstrates a spirit of
democratization of cultural policies.
Citation
“Santilli, Juliana. 2006. Cultural Heritage and Collective Intellectual Property Rights. Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 95. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/5a82ff37-51ef-5801-99f5-3e219755d15e License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”