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IPR includes practical applications of biogenetic resources and traditional knowledge (TK) about natural medicine and the biodiversity of subtropical and tropical regions such as rain forests.... ndigenous people with traditional knowledge are not viewed by western scientists as authors of that knowledge but are considered to be passive guardians of the same.... Therefore 'traditional knowledge is not raw or passive knowledge' (Jiang, 1999, p....
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Essay
Our target market includes the pop, rock, jazz, and electronic music communities as well as the formal or classical tradition and its related study.... Some of the main reasons illustrating the need for these types of programs and publications have been given by Richard Herz in his study “Legal protection for Indigenous Cultures: Sacred Sites and Communal Rights” (1993), where he wrote, “Indigenous cultures throughout the world have faced eradication by discrimination, assimilation, genocide, and most recently, the accelerated pace of economic development....
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Tradition in early modernity 'remained central', involving collective memory, ritual and 'formulaic truth', which all contribute to its continued existence and protection.... while its critics contend that globalization destroys traditional societies and brings about more conflicts between the developed and developing countries.... Supporters of globalization claim that its goal is to reduce poverty worldwide.... If there is a global reduction in poverty, it has also produced problems for its players....
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Term Paper
IPR includes practical applications of biogenetic resources and traditional knowledge (TK) about natural medicine and the biodiversity of subtropical and tropical regions such as rainforests.... Businesses using biogenetic resources are the prime users of intellectual property rights (IPRs) including 'patents, plant variety protection (PVP) or plant breeders' rights (PBRs), copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets' (Dutfield, 2004, p.... The World Health Organization indicates that approximately 80 percent of the world's population depends on traditional medicine for its primary health care....
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This paper demonstrates how common law will be ineffective and inadequate to confront the environmental problems that man faces today.... why man's environmental problems will be addressed better by a full range of legal and international instruments.... nd what five reasons ineffective for protecting the environment....
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Term Paper
The funds generated from music sales and other grants or donations can be used for social programs in indigenous communities that are dedicated to the protection and preservation of heritage.... Some of the main reasons illustrating the need for these types of programs and publications have been given by Richard Herz in his study 'Legal protection for Indigenous Cultures: Sacred Sites and Communal Rights' (1993), where he wrote,Innumerable indigenous tribes have lost their traditional way of living to modern development, seen their communal cultural values deteriorate, and suffered the effects of the military, social, and economic violence upon their civilization....
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Report
This paper ''Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous People'' tells that Indigenous people argue that the intellectual property rights in Australia do not offer sufficient protection of their traditional systems.... In Western systems, intellectual property rights consist of specific laws that promote industrial innovation and commercial creativity by offering protection to the rights of innovators and creators.... This paper highlights the opinions of indigenous communities regarding cultural protection and outlines a few ways through which cultures are exploited....
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A report on threats to the practice and transmission of traditional knowledge in Australia cites political pressures, cultural integrity, social and economic pressures, territorial pressures, exploitation of traditional knowledge, and development policy as the major threats to cultural preservation (Kelly,2005).... This work called "Protecting the Past and Present: Cultural Heritage" describes the protection of cultural heritage.... Section 3 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage protection Act, 2010 broadens the term Aboriginal to include the Torres Islander communities....
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Research Paper