Many institutions and communities have developed valuable IP-related codes, protocols, policies, practices and standard agreements relating to the safeguarding of, access to, ownership of and control over cultural heritage.
WIPO has commissioned surveys of these existing resources and practices, which can serve as an empirical basis for the eventual development of best practices and guidelines. The surveys were prepared by experts commissioned by WIPO. Please contact us to submit feedback and new contributions.
| Country/Region | Author | Title | Document(s) |
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| North America | Martin Skrydstrup  |
Towards IP Guidelines and Best Practices for Recording and Digitizing Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Survey of Codes, Conduct and Challenges in North America |
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| South Pacific | Malia Talakai |
Intellectual Property and Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Survey of Current Practices and Protocols in the South Pacific |
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| Argentina | Maria Clara Lima |
Intellectual Property Management in the Digitization of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Argentina |
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| Brazil | Antonio Arantes |
Documenting and Disseminating Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions in Brazil |
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| Bulgaria | Vladia Borissova |
Digitizing Cultural Heritage in Bulgaria: A Survey of Intellectual Property-related Experiences and Practices |
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| France | Laurella Rincon |
Intellectual Property and Protection of Cultural Heritage: the case of the two national museums of arts and civilizations in France |
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| Guatemala | Jose Maza |
Experiencias y Prácticas Nacionales para la Elaboración de Directrices sobre Propiedad Intelectual en Guatemala |
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| India | Shubha Chaudhuri |
Intellectual Property Management in an Ethnomusicology Archive: An Empirical View from India |
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