Comments on: WIPO Sees First Real Progress In 10 Years On Text For Protection Of Folklore http://www.ip-watch.org/2010/07/26/wipo-sees-first-real-progress-on-text-for-protection-of-folklore-in-10-years-2/ Original news and analysis on international IP policy Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:28:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Tekedia » Towards a Folklore Industry – Put Copyright Power on African folklores http://www.ip-watch.org/2010/07/26/wipo-sees-first-real-progress-on-text-for-protection-of-folklore-in-10-years-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4469840 Tekedia » Towards a Folklore Industry – Put Copyright Power on African folklores Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:40:50 +0000 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/?p=11782#comment-4469840 [...] interestingly, Jan Goossenaerts sent a link on the possibility of WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) developing a system to patent folklores. If that [...]

]]> By: Long Week Ahead For WIPO Experts Considering Treaty On IP And Genetic Resources | Conservation Commons http://www.ip-watch.org/2010/07/26/wipo-sees-first-real-progress-on-text-for-protection-of-folklore-in-10-years-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4090201 Long Week Ahead For WIPO Experts Considering Treaty On IP And Genetic Resources | Conservation Commons Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:58:17 +0000 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/?p=11782#comment-4090201 [...] cultural expressions in July and produced a text that will be presented to the next IGC (IPW, WIPO, 26 July 2010 [2]). The Second Intersessional Working Group (IWG 2) addressed traditional knowledge from 21-25 [...]

]]> By: Long Week Ahead For WIPO Experts Considering Treaty On IP And Genetic Resources | Intellectual Property Watch http://www.ip-watch.org/2010/07/26/wipo-sees-first-real-progress-on-text-for-protection-of-folklore-in-10-years-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3888691 Long Week Ahead For WIPO Experts Considering Treaty On IP And Genetic Resources | Intellectual Property Watch Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:23:18 +0000 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/?p=11782#comment-3888691 [...] cultural expressions in July and produced a text that will be presented to the next IGC (IPW, WIPO, 26 July 2010). The Second Intersessional Working Group (IWG 2) addressed traditional knowledge from 21-25 [...]

]]> By: Officials Work To Advance WIPO Treaty To Protect Biological, Traditional Resources « A2K Brasil http://www.ip-watch.org/2010/07/26/wipo-sees-first-real-progress-on-text-for-protection-of-folklore-in-10-years-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3660828 Officials Work To Advance WIPO Treaty To Protect Biological, Traditional Resources « A2K Brasil Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:44:05 +0000 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/?p=11782#comment-3660828 [...] held 19-23 July and resulted in significant substantive work on traditional cultural expressions (IPW, WIPO, 26 July 2010). The next two interesessionals are scheduled for back-to-back weeks in 2011, with one focussed on [...]

]]> By: Towards a Folklore Industry:Put Copyright on Folklore | Beyond The First World http://www.ip-watch.org/2010/07/26/wipo-sees-first-real-progress-on-text-for-protection-of-folklore-in-10-years-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3379024 Towards a Folklore Industry:Put Copyright on Folklore | Beyond The First World Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:56:11 +0000 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/?p=11782#comment-3379024 [...] interestingly, Jan Goossenaerts sent a link on the possibility of  WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) developing a system to patent folklores. If that [...]

]]> By: Towards a folklore industry- Put Copyright power on African folklores « Nkpuhe http://www.ip-watch.org/2010/07/26/wipo-sees-first-real-progress-on-text-for-protection-of-folklore-in-10-years-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3376456 Towards a folklore industry- Put Copyright power on African folklores « Nkpuhe Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:16:36 +0000 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/?p=11782#comment-3376456 [...] interestingly, Jan Goossenaerts sent a link on the possibility of WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) developing a system to patent folklores. If that [...]

]]> By: Meeting review: WIPO IGC Working Group on traditional cultural expressions « Traditional Knowledge Bulletin http://www.ip-watch.org/2010/07/26/wipo-sees-first-real-progress-on-text-for-protection-of-folklore-in-10-years-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3354228 Meeting review: WIPO IGC Working Group on traditional cultural expressions « Traditional Knowledge Bulletin Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:16:50 +0000 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/?p=11782#comment-3354228 [...] meeting website … Download the meeting summary report [pdf] … Read WIPO’s press release … Read an IP Watch article on the meeting … Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Meeting review: WIPO IGC-16Meeting prep: WIPO [...]

]]> By: Crosbie Fitch http://www.ip-watch.org/2010/07/26/wipo-sees-first-real-progress-on-text-for-protection-of-folklore-in-10-years-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3352907 Crosbie Fitch Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:25:30 +0000 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/?p=11782#comment-3352907 The best way to protect folklore is to restore the natural law that governed it until the early 18th century, when the public lost its natural right to free cultural exchange – the liberty to freely share and build upon its own culture.

And the easiest way to restore that natural law is to abolish the anachronistic instrument of injustice that is the privilege of copyright.

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