Community Resources : Intellectual Property, International Trade and Protection of Traditional Knowledge.

Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Community Resources: Coming to Terms -- 1 Community, Resources, Resilience -- 2 The Grand Plan - Intellectual Property and the Interpretation of Knowledge -- 3 Intellectual Property and Other Objects of Protection -- 4 Intellectual Property, International Trade, International Rights? -- 5 The Tragedy of the Commons -- 6 The Cultural Diversity in Biodiversity -- 7 All Over the Place - Land and the Yarding of Culture -- 8 Determining Knowledge - Human Rights and Community Resources -- 9 Community, Before the Law -- Conclusion: Community, Once and For All -- Resources -- Index.

Protection of traditional knowledge and resources is of critical concern not only to the groups involved but also to the international trading community for which these resources are of increasing economic importance. This work examines the concept of 'community', intellectual property models and additional sources for protection at international law (including environmental and human rights frameworks).

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