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Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources & Traditional Cultural Expressions
PIJIP faculty perform scholarship and advise governmental, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations on the potential use of and limits on intellectual property protections (including trademarks, geographic indications, copyright, and disclosure of origin and access and benefit sharing requirements) in order to protect indigenous rights to produce and profit from their cultural, genetic, and other resources.
Professor Farley is the author of a much-cited article in this area, and Professor Jaszi has been active in the study of traditional cultural expression in Indonesia, where has been heading an academic mission to study the potential role of sui generis intellectual property systems in protecting and promoting traditional arts. Mr. Sarnoff has produced a report for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on treaty mechanisms to implement disclosures of origin requirements in intellectual property applications.
PIJIP Page on Traditional Cultural Expressions in Indonesia
PIJIP Reports, Submissions and Publications
- Joshua D. Sarnoff (with Carlos M. Correa), Analysis of Options for Implementing Disclosure of Origin Requirements in Intellectual Property Applications, UNCTAD Report UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2005/14, also available at the Convention on Biological Diversity.
- Christine Haight Farley, Judging Art, 79 Tul. L. Rev. 805 (2005). SSRN Link
- Christine Haight Farley, Copyright Law’s Response to the Invention of Photography, 65 U. Pitt. L. Rev. , 385 (2004). SSRN Link
Government Documents
Past Events
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The Trade in Antiquities: Laws, Cases, Ethics and Staying “Out of Trouble.” February 1, 2007 | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Room 603.
Through this slide-illustrated lecture, Professor Patty Gerstenblith will explore the law and ethics surrounding preserving archaeological context and heritage by museums. -
ILSP Anniversary Panel on Traditional Knowledge, March 27, 2007.
In conjunction with the ILSP’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations, PIJIP will sponsor a panel on the relation between traditional knowledge and the development and human rights promotion interests of developing countries. View webcast. -
Prosecuting Crimes Against Cultural Heritage, October 6, 2006.
Robert Goldman, former Assistant U.S. Attorney, and FBI Special Agent, Robert K. Wittman, discussed their experience and work together in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and on the FBI’s rapid deployment national Art Crime Team. In the past six years, Goldman and Wittman have been involved in the recovery of more than $150 million worth of stolen art and cultural property, including objects of cultural significance belonging to Geronimo, George Washington, Patrick Henry, John Brown, Andrew Jackson, Gettysburg commander General George Meade, and 19th century Arctic explorer Dr. Elisha Kent Kane.
