"Annex" [2008] ELECD 334; in Graber, Beat Christoph; Burri-Nenova, Mira (eds), "Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions in a Digital Environment" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2008)

Book Title: Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions in a Digital Environment

Editor(s): Graber, Beat Christoph; Burri-Nenova, Mira

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781847209214

Section Title: Annex

Number of pages: 12

Extract:

ANNEX

Excerpts from documents of the WIPO
Intergovernmental Committee on
Intellectual Property and Genetic
Resources, Traditional Knowledge and
Folklore

ANNEX 1: DRAFT PROVISIONS FOR THE PROTECTION
OF TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS/
EXPRESSIONS OF FOLKLORE1
Policy Objectives and Core Principles

Contents

I. Objectives

(i) Recognize value
(ii) Promote respect
(iii) Meet the actual needs of communities
(iv) Prevent the misappropriation of traditional cultural expressions/
expressions of folklore
(v) Empower communities
(vi) Support customary practices and community cooperation
(vii) Contribute to safeguarding traditional cultures


1 These draft provisions are reproduced unaltered (without commentaries) from
the Annex of documents WIPO/GRTKF/IC/8/4, 8 April 2005, WIPO/GRTKF/IC/9/4, 9
January 2006, WIPO/GRTKF/IC/10/4, 2 October 2006, WIPO/GRTKF/IC/11/4(c), 26
April 2007, and WIPO/GRTKF/IC/12/4(c), 6 December 2007, considered by the
Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources and
Folklore at its Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Sessions.

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(viii) Encourage community innovation and creativity
(ix) Promote intellectual and artistic freedom, research and cultural
exchange on equitable terms
(x) Contribute to cultural diversity
(xi) Promote community development and legitimate trading activities
(xii) Preclude unauthorized IP rights
(xiii) Enhance certainty, transparency and mutual confidence

II. General Guiding Principles
(a) Responsiveness to aspirations and expectations of relevant communities
(b) Balance
(c) Respect for and consistency with international and regional agreements
and instruments
(d) Flexibility and comprehensiveness
(e) Recognition of the specific nature and characteristics of cultural expres-
sion
( ...