Comments on: Traditional Art and Patents http://bciptf.org/blog/2006/08/03/traditional-art-and-patents/ Blogging by the Intellectual Property & Technology Forum & Journal at BC Law Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:58:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Linda http://bciptf.org/blog/2006/08/03/traditional-art-and-patents/#comment-21271 Linda Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:18:36 +0000 http://bciptf.org/blog/2006/08/03/traditional-art-and-patents/#comment-21271 Just thinking out loud here....if the woman could be encouraged to form an entity composed of perhaps 10-12 women. This entity would be shepherded through the process by a coordinator who would teach basic skills such as reading, writing, basic business practices and encourage them to support each other in the face of traditional male practises of co-opting the business and money of the women. If the money belonged to the co-op, that would would direct each woman's share of the money where she wants it to go (education for her children or herself, domestic needs, etc.) And I have no doubt that this sounds way easier than it would actually be......... Just thinking out loud here….if the woman could be encouraged to
form an entity composed of perhaps 10-12 women. This entity would
be shepherded through the process by a coordinator who would teach
basic skills such as reading, writing, basic business practices and encourage them to support each other in the face of traditional male practises of co-opting the business and money of the women. If the
money belonged to the co-op, that would would direct each woman’s
share of the money where she wants it to go (education for her children or herself, domestic needs, etc.) And I have no doubt that this sounds way easier than it would actually be………

]]> By: BC Law IPTF Blog » Blog Archive » A bitter fight brewing: Ethiopia and Starbucks clash over coffee http://bciptf.org/blog/2006/08/03/traditional-art-and-patents/#comment-965 BC Law IPTF Blog » Blog Archive » A bitter fight brewing: Ethiopia and Starbucks clash over coffee Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:43:27 +0000 http://bciptf.org/blog/2006/08/03/traditional-art-and-patents/#comment-965 [...] More controversy regarding indigenous property rights clashing with Western legal systems. [...] […] More controversy regarding indigenous property rights clashing with Western legal systems. […]

]]> By: Mary http://bciptf.org/blog/2006/08/03/traditional-art-and-patents/#comment-15 Mary Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:08:53 +0000 http://bciptf.org/blog/2006/08/03/traditional-art-and-patents/#comment-15 What a fantastic post. Though not directly related, it brought to mind the work of microlenders like kiva.org who provide loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Everyone should learn more about what they do. What a fantastic post. Though not directly related, it brought to mind the work of microlenders like kiva.org who provide loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Everyone should learn more about what they do.

]]> By: paul http://bciptf.org/blog/2006/08/03/traditional-art-and-patents/#comment-8 paul Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:57:54 +0000 http://bciptf.org/blog/2006/08/03/traditional-art-and-patents/#comment-8 Wow. This is a powerful post, Amy! "Can their designs be patented?" I think back at some of the controversies regarding attempts to patent indigenous, medicinal plants and techniques, and the fight for some communities to patent their indigenous knowledge and not just the chemical compounds isolated by Big Pharma. Or other indigenous artists trying to patent indigenous, cultural styles of art--or whose works, as individual artists, become representative of a "tribal" style that is then replicated wholesale. I don't know if they can. Maybe marks of authenticity are enough, combined with educating the market, kind of like Free Trade for art, or A Thousand Villages, etc. Wow. This is a powerful post, Amy!

“Can their designs be patented?” I think back at some of the controversies regarding attempts to patent indigenous, medicinal plants and techniques, and the fight for some communities to patent their indigenous knowledge and not just the chemical compounds isolated by Big Pharma. Or other indigenous artists trying to patent indigenous, cultural styles of art–or whose works, as individual artists, become representative of a “tribal” style that is then replicated wholesale.

I don’t know if they can. Maybe marks of authenticity are enough, combined with educating the market, kind of like Free Trade for art, or A Thousand Villages, etc.

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