Traditional Knowledge and the Public Domain

The public domain represents a body of knowledge and information available to the public to access and use freely. When indiscriminately applied, it extends a historically prejudiced view of traditional knowledge with important implications for the rights of Indigenous peoples.

Since the latter part of the twentieth century, formal recognition of traditional knowledge has grown. National governments, Indigenous groups and international organizations remain engaged in a protracted debate over the appropriate modality and terms for the protection of traditional knowledge alongside the global intellectual property (IP) system.

In this video, CIGI Senior Fellow Ruth Okediji talks about de-bunking the myth that there is inherent tension between traditional knowledge and the public domain. According to Okediji, a thoughtfully designed public domain for traditional knowledge can continue to be a vital part of IP law and foster innovation without posing a barrier to the protection of traditional knowledge.

[DarkangaelBrokenwing]

Knowledge is important and should be shared.

[andrewmiller]

The tonal is the physical and the nagual is the space between the tonal. Artist and dreams would not be able to exist without the area that allows creativity and the abstract to exist in.

[gaylandbarney]

what language is this lady speaking ?


just kidding, i can translate, but good gawd, what a word salad

[scottbenson]

Pleasantly produced and delivered. Like a poem. Nonsensical though.

[stewartbrands]

If your speaking about copyright then come right out and say it instead of complicating your intent with attempts at feel good stories presented in a way so as to confuse people, which is contrary to learned knowing.