@article{41639,
      note = {This resource was extracted from the Directory of Open  Access Books (DOAB)},
      author = {Pang, Laikwan},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/41639},
      title = {Creativity and its Discontents /},
      abstract = {Creativity and Its Discontents is a sharp critique of the  intellectual property rights (IPR) – based creative  economy, particularly as it is embraced or ignored in  China. Laikwan Pang argues that the creative economy — in  which creativity is an individual asset to be commodified  and protected as property — is an intensification of  Western modernity and capitalism at odds with key aspects  of Chinese culture. Nevertheless, globalization has  compelled China to undertake endeavors involving  intellectual property rights. Pang examines China's  IPR-compliant industries, as well as its numerous copyright  violations. She describes how China promotes intellectual  property rights in projects such as the development of  cultural tourism in the World Heritage city of Lijiang, the  transformation of Hong Kong cinema, and the cultural  branding of Beijing. Meanwhile, copyright infringement  proliferates, angering international trade organizations.},
      recid = {41639},
      pages = {299 pages},
}