Riley and her group of expert contributors supply a unique set of worldwide case studies and policy analyses as guidance for indigenous communities and their partners, in attempting to protect their intellectual property. Much of the existing literature already addresses the poor fit between western regimes of intellectual property rights and the requirements for safeguarding indigenous cultural resources. The manuscript gets beyond these negative claims in depicting positive efforts at protecting indigenous knowledge and cultures, notwithstanding these legal limitations. The reader is exposed to a wide array of legal, political, organizational, and contractual strategies deployed by indigenous groups to protect their intellectual property interests.
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'As long as the grass grows': representing indigenous claims / Tressa Berman Digital vibes and radio waves in indigenous Peru / Bartholomew Dean Intellectual property protection and the market for Alaska native arts and crafts / Julie Hollowell The Amerindian rights movement in Guyana and its influence / Mary Riley Land, tenure systems, and indigenous intellectual property rights / Catherine M. Tucker Benefit sharing under the Convention on Biological Diversity / Katy Moran Ownership of indigenous languages: a case study from Guatemala / Judith M. Maxwell Intellectual property rights and indigenous peoples' rights and responsibilities / Maui Solomon Biocolonialism and isolates of historic interest / Marie Annette Jaimes Guerrero Indigenous knowledge and traditional plant resources of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) nation / Kelly P. Bannister Intellectual property rights and indigenous cultural heritage in archaeology / George P. Nicholas and Kelly P. Bannister Prior informed consent and bioprospecting in Chiapas / Elois Ann Berlin and Brent Berlin.