Digitization, intellectual property rights and access to traditional medicine knowledge in developing countries : the Nigerian experience; a research paper prepared for the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Ottawa, Canada

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dc.contributor.authorChristian, Gideon Emcee
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-05T16:37:47Z
dc.date.available2010-02-05T16:37:47Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstract“Sui generis” legislation would ensure equitable access to traditional medicine knowledge. The details of sui generis protection are discussed in detail in this research paper. Regarding conventional intellectual property rights (IPR) and traditional medicine knowledge, the concepts of copyright and individual rights to privately own and control information are at odds with traditional notions that knowledge is collectively owned and shared. A better framework would preserve the communal rights characteristic of traditional knowledge, enhance access to traditional knowledge for scientific discovery and innovation, while at the same time granting traditional communities’ equitable access to commercial benefits.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (34 p.)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/41341
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIDRC, Ottawa, ON, CAen
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL CULTUREen
dc.subjectORAL TRADITIONen
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGEen
dc.subjectCONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGEen
dc.subjectNIGERIAen
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSen
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITYen
dc.subjectCOMMON POOL RESOURCESen
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE OWNERSHIPen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleDigitization, intellectual property rights and access to traditional medicine knowledge in developing countries : the Nigerian experience; a research paper prepared for the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Ottawa, Canadaen
dc.title.alternativeCentre internship / Stagiaire du CRDIen
dc.typeIDRC-Related Reporten
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceIDRC is copyright holderen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC DOCUMENTen

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