Indigenous cultural heritage and intellectual property rights : learning from the New Zealand experience?

Lai, Jessica C. 1985- (author.).

Summary: "Now more than ever, indigenous peoples' interests in their cultural heritage are in the spotlight. Yet, there is very little literature that comprehensively discusses how existing laws can and cannot be used to address indigenous peoples' interests. This book assesses how intangible aspects of indigenous cultural heritage (and the tangible objects that hold them) can be protected, within the realm of a broad range of existing legal orders, including intellectual property and related rights, consumer protection law, common law and equitable doctrines, and human rights. It does so by focusing on the New Zealand Māori. The book also looks to the future, analysing the long-awaited Wai 262 report, released in New Zealand by the Waitangi Tribunal in response to allegations that the government had failed in its duty to ensure that the Māori retain chieftainship over their tangible and intangible treasures, as required by the Treaty of Waitangi, signed between the Māori and the British Crown in 1840"--Publisher description.

Record details

ISBN: 3319029541
ISBN: 9783319029542
ISBN: 9783319029559
ISBN: 9783319029542
ISBN: 3319029541
Physical Description: print
xv, 327 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher: Cham ; Springer, [2014]
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

General Note:	Revised thesis (doctoral)--University of Lucerne, 2012.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and glossary.
Formatted Contents Note:	Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- References -- 2. Maori Culture in the Contemporary World -- 2.1. Justifying Increased Rights -- 2.1.1. Identity, Overall Well-Being and Socio-Economic Development -- 2.1.2. Treaty of Waitangi and Its Guarantees -- 2.2. Use and Trade of Maori Culture -- 2.2.1. Maori Culture in Modern-Day New Zealand -- 2.2.2. Appropriation of Maori Culture in New Zealand -- 2.2.3. Issues Relating to Global Use of Maori Culture -- 2.2.4. Extrapolating What Is Needed -- 2.3. Conclusions -- References -- 3. Intellectual Property and Other Intangibles -- 3.1. Limitations of the Western Concept of Property -- 3.2. Public Domain -- 3.2.1. Mismatch of Concepts -- 3.2.2. "Dynamic" or "Viable" Public Domain -- 3.2.3. Public Domain as Changeable -- 3.2.4. Possible Solutions? -- 3.3. Misunderstandings About Intellectual Property -- 3.3.1. IP Can Be Used for Indigenous Cultural Heritage -- 3.3.2. IP Is Not Non-cultural -- 3.3.3. IP Is Not Inherently Evil -- 3.4. Intellectual Property and Indigenous Interests -- 3.4.1. Copyright Law -- 3.4.2. Trade Marks Law -- 3.4.3. Geographical Indications -- 3.4.4. Patent Law -- 3.4.5. Plant Variety Rights -- 3.5. IP-Related Rights, or a Sui Generis System? -- 3.5.1. Passing Off -- 3.5.2. Consumer Protection Law -- 3.5.3. Domain Name Law -- 3.5.4. Breach of Confidence -- 3.5.5. Trade Secrets -- 3.5.6. Right to One's "Own Image"? -- 3.5.7. Sui Generis Systems: Ownership-Like and Perpetual Protection -- 3.6. Mataatua Declaration (1993) -- 3.7. Concluding Thoughts -- References -- 4. Guardianship and the Wai 262 Report -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Wai 262 Report -- 4.3. Kaitiakitanga Versus "Property" -- 4.4. Issues of the Public Domain -- 4.5. IP, Taonga Works and Their Underlying Matauranga Maori -- 4.5.1. Important Definitions -- 4.5.2. Balance Against Other Interests -- 4.5.3. Legal Framework and General Recommendations -- 4.6. IP, Taonga Species and Related Matauranga Maori -- 4.6.1. Taonga Species -- 4.6.2. Matauranga Maori in Taonga Species -- 4.6.3. Recommendations and Proposed Reforms -- 4.7. TRIPS and Other International IP Obligations -- 4.7.1. Copyright -- 4.7.2. Industrial Design -- 4.7.3. Trade Marks -- 4.7.4. Patents -- 4.8. Compliancy with GATT -- 4.9. Support in UNDRIP -- 4.9.1. Rights to Culture and Cultural Diversity -- 4.9.2. Rights over Culture and Cultural Heritage -- 4.10. Concluding Thoughts -- References -- 5. Bringing It All Together: An Overall Reflection -- 5.1. Formation of a Representative Body -- 5.2. Trade in New Zealand -- 5.3. International Dimension? -- 5.4. Should There Be Time Limits? -- 5.5. Discriminatory Against Non-Maori? -- 5.6. Final Words -- References.