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The Swakopmund Protocol and the Communal Ownership and Control of Expressions of Folklore in Africa
Author(s) -
Nwauche Enyinna S.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of world intellectual property
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.334
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1747-1796
pISSN - 1422-2213
DOI - 10.1002/jwip.12027
Subject(s) - folklore , protocol (science) , intellectual property , property (philosophy) , control (management) , business , political science , computer science , sociology , medicine , anthropology , epistemology , law , artificial intelligence , philosophy , alternative medicine , pathology
This note reviews the extent to which the Swakopmund Protocol for the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore, adopted by the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO), conceives of the role of communities in the management of expressions of folklore.