Abstract
The First Nations groups in British Columbia (and nearby Native American groups in Alaska) recognized the ownership of songs and dances, and transferred them as items of value; they did so in a social system rather than a legal one.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 5772968 |
Pages (from-to) | 78-81 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | IEEE Security and Privacy |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2011 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Law
Keywords
- Alaska
- First Nations
- Kwakiutl
- Tlingit
- Tsimshian
- intellectual property
- social protection
- traditional knowledge