Protection of Indigenous or Traditional Knowledge Under Intellectual Property Laws: an Examination of the Efficacy of Copyright Law, Trade Secret
Protection of Indigenous or Traditional Knowledge Under Intellectual Property Laws: an Examination of the Efficacy of Copyright Law, Trade Secret

Summary/Abstract: Indigenous intellectual property includes the information, practices, beliefs and philosophy that are unique to each indigenous culture. Once traditional knowledge is removed from an indigenous community, the community loses control over the way in which that knowledge is used. In most cases, this system of knowledge evolved over many centuries and is unique to the indigenous peoples’ customs, traditions, land and resources. Indigenous peoples have the right to protect their intellectual property, including the right to protect that property against its inappropriate use or exploitation.

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